Zhang Ning (badminton)

Zhang Ning at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Zhang Ning ( Chinese  张 宁 , Pinyin Zhāng Níng ; born May 19, 1975 in Jinzhou , Liaoning Province ) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China .

Career

Zhang Ning won the 2003 World Badminton Championship in Birmingham in women's singles. There she beat her Chinese compatriot and defending champion Gong Ruina 11: 6, 11: 3 in the final.

Zhang took part in the women's singles at the 2004 Olympics. She defeated Marina Andrievskaya from Sweden and Kelly Morgan from Great Britain in the first two rounds. In the quarter-finals, Zhang Wang Chen from Hong Kong defeated 9:11, 11: 6, 11: 7 to advance to the semi-finals. There she won against compatriot Zhou Mi 11: 6, 11: 4. In the final she defeated Mia Audina from the Netherlands 8:11, 11: 6, 11: 7 and won the gold medal .

In the badminton tournament of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , she successfully defended her gold medal in the final against her compatriot Xie Xingfang . This makes Zhang Ning the first individual athlete in badminton to successfully defend her title.

After the Olympic Games in 2008 she worked as a trainer for the Chinese women's singles.

successes

date	competition	round
May 19, 2002	Uber Cup Final	Team competition
August 25, 2002	Yonex-Sunrise Singapore Open 2002	Semifinals
September 1, 2002	Sanyo Indonesia Open 2002	Semifinals
November 17, 2002	JVC Asian Championship 2002	Semifinals
December 22, 2002	China Open 2002	Semifinals
February 16, 2003	Yonex All England 2003	Quarter finals
February 23, 2003	Swiss Open 2003	victory
March 23, 2003	Sudirman Cup 2003	Team competition
August 3, 2003	World Championship 2003	victory
August 24, 2003	Yonex-Sunrise Singapore Open 2003	victory
September 28, 2003	Denmark Open 2003	Quarter finals
October 5, 2003	Yonex German Open 2003	victory
November 2, 2003	Hong Kong Open 2003	victory
March 7, 2004	Swiss Open 2004	Quarter finals
March 14, 2004	Yonex All England 2004	Quarter finals
April 4, 2004	Noonnoppi Korea Open 2004	victory
April 11, 2004	Yonex Japan Open 2004	Quarter finals
May 16, 2004	Uber Cup 2004	Team competition
4th July 2004	Proton-Eon Malaysia Open 2004	victory
Aug 21, 2004	Olympia 2004	victory
November 21, 2004	Aviva Singapore Open 2004	victory
March 5, 2005	Yonex German Open 2005	Semifinals
March 13, 2005	Yonex All England 2005	Semifinals
April 10, 2005	Yonex Japan Open 2005	victory
May 15, 2005	Sudirman Cup 2005	Team competition
July 3, 2005	Singapore Open 2005	victory
July 10, 2005	Proton Malaysia Open 2005	victory
August 21, 2005	World Championship 2005	Semifinals
September 4, 2005	China Masters 2005	victory
November 6, 2005	Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open 2005	victory
November 13, 2005	Picc China Open 2005	victory
January 15, 2006	Yonex German Open 2006	victory
January 22, 2006	Yonex All England 2006	Semifinals
September 24, 2006	World Championship 2006	Finalist
May 17, 2007	Sudirman Cup 2007	Team competition
July 14, 2007	China Masters 2007	Finalist
17th August 2007	World Championship 2007	Semi-finalist
August 16, 2008	Olympia 2008	victory

Web links

Commons : Zhang Ning  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Zhang Ning (badminton) at the World Badminton Federation

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Zhang is the family name here, Ning is the first name.