Cheng Wen-hsing (; born 24 February 1982) is a Taiwanese former
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
player. She is now works as German national team coach.
Career
Cheng competed for Chinese Taipei in the
2004 Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in the women's doubles with partner
Chien Yu-chin
Chien Yu-chin (; born 24 October 1982) is a Taiwanese former badminton player.
Summer Olympics
Chien competed for Chinese Taipei in the 2004 Olympics in the women's doubles with partner Cheng Wen-hsing. They defeated Helen Nichol and Charm ...
. They defeated
Helen Nichol and
Charmaine Reid of Canada in the first round but were defeated by
Hwang Yu-mi
Hwang Yu-mi (Hangul: 황유미; born 18 March 1983) is a South Korean former badminton player. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
Career
In 2003, she won the silver medal at the Asian Championships in the women's doubles even ...
and
Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in the round of 16. Cheng also competed in the mixed doubles with partner
Tsai Chia-hsin
Tsai Chia-hsin (; born 25 July 1982) is a Taiwanese former badminton player. He competed at the 2006 and 2014 Asian Games. Tsai also competed (for the Republic of China as Chinese Taipei) in the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with pa ...
. They defeated
Chris Dednam
Christoffel Cornelius Dednam (born 8 August 1983) is a badminton player from South Africa. Dednam was the gold medallists at the 2003 All-Africa Games in the mixed doubles event, and in 2007 in the men's doubles event. He competed at the 2004, ...
and
Antoinette Uys
Antoinette Uys (born 2 March 1976) is a badminton player from South Africa. She was the mixed doubles gold medalists at the 2002 African Championships and 2003 All-Africa Games. Uys competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed ...
of South Africa in the first round, but lost to
Zhang Jun and
Gao Ling
Gao Ling (; born 14 March 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player.
Career
Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is one of the most successful doubles players in the history of women's badminton. ...
of China in the round of 16.
During the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
, Cheng again teamed with Chien Yu-chin in the women's doubles, reaching the quarter-finals. This pair also reached the quarter-finals at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
. Cheng and her mixed doubles partner,
Chen Hung-ling
Chen Hung-ling (; born 10 February 1986) is a Taiwanese badminton player.
Chen Hung-ling is a doubles specialist. His best results have come with Cheng Wen-hsing in mixed doubles, but he routinely competes in men's doubles with Lin Yu-lang. In ...
, were less successful and did not qualify from the group stage.
She competed in four
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
from 2002 to 2014.
Coaching
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Malaysia national team for junior players (2016–).
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German national team for doubles players (2019–now).
Achievements
BWF World Championships
''Women's doubles''
World Cup
''Women's doubles''
Asian Games
''Mixed doubles''
Asian Championships
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
East Asian Games
''Women's doubles''
Summer Universiade
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
World University Championships
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
Asian Junior Championships
''Mixed doubles''
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the
Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are
Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.
Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
:
BWF Superseries Finals The BWF Super Series Finals (named as BWF Super Series Masters Finals until 2009) was an annual badminton tournament held at the end of the year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's twelve events of the BWF Super Series c ...
tournament
:
BWF Superseries Premier tournament
:
BWF Superseries
The BWF Super Series was a series of Grade 2 badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It was launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007.
Since 2011, the Super Series includes two levels of tournament, ...
tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold BWF may refer to: Sports organisations Badminton
* Badminton World Federation, an international governing body for badminton
Professional wrestling
* Brazilian Wrestling Federation, a Brazilian Professional wrestling promotion.
* British Wrestling ...
. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the
Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
:
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
:
BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
''Women's doubles''
:
BWF International Challenge tournament
:
BWF International Series tournament
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Taipei
Taiwanese female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players of Taiwan
Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei
Asian Games medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Universiade gold medalists for Chinese Taipei
Universiade silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
Universiade bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei
Universiade medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
World No. 1 badminton players
Badminton coaches