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My Take
Zhao Yunlei belongs in a category of one, and the record proves it. At the 2012 London Olympics she won gold in both mixed and women's doubles, the only badminton player ever to take two golds at a single Games. That is not luck; it demands the stamina, court IQ, and partnership chemistry to dominate two disciplines at once. A 2014 world title and a 2022 Hall of Fame induction round out a resume that speaks plainly. I tend to distrust hype, but here the numbers do the talking. She is simply one of the greatest the sport has produced.
Overview
Zhao Yunlei (born 25 August 1986) is a mixed and women's doubles badminton player from China. She graduated with a BA from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She is the first and only badminton player to have ever won two gold medals in the same Olympic edition, winning in both the mixed and women's doubles categories in 2012.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zhao Yunlei
- Name (Japanese)
- 趙芸蕾
- Reading
- ちょう・うんらい
- Born
- August 25, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Yichang, People's Republic of China
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- badminton player / Olympic competitor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2014 world champion
- 2022 Badminton Hall of Fame
- 2012 Olympic gold medal
- 2016 Olympic bronze medal
- national champion
- Asian champion
- Asian Games champion
- East Asian Games champion
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B6%99%E8%8A%B8%E8%95%BE
Badminton player — see all → · Olympic competitor — see all → · More people from People's Republic of China →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.