Yang Wei (badminton)
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.
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| Gold | 2004 Athens | Doubles | |
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | Doubles | |
Yang Wei (Simplified Chinese: 杨维, pinyin: Yáng Wéi, born January 13, 1979 in Guangdong province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
Yang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Zhang Jiewen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Jo Novita and Lita Nurlita of Indonesia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Yang and Zhang beat Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand 15-2, 15-4. They won the semifinal against Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea 15-6, 15-4. In the final against fellow Chinese women Huang Sui and Gao Ling Yang and Zhang came out on top after losing the first set to win the gold medal 7-15, 15-4, 15-8.
[edit] External links
- http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/yangwei/ (Chinese)
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