Ge Fei (; born 9 October 1975)
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player who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history. Among many international titles, Ge won two

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gold medals and two IBF World Championship gold medals in the women's doubles with her regular partner

Gu Jun Gu Jun (; born 3 January 1975) is a Chinese former badminton player. Career Gu and her regular partner Ge Fei were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics. They won over thirty t ...

and a World Championship gold medal in the mixed doubles with Liu Yong. Ge was also a member of Chinese teams that captured the

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(women's world team trophy) in

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and

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. Ge and

were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the

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, winning over thirty top tier international titles together. Ge Fei was elected to the

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in 2008. She is married to the former

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singles badminton player Sun Jun.

Olympic Games

;1996 Ge Fei competed in

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in the women's doubles together with

. They won the gold medal beating

Gil Young-ah Gil Young-ah (born April 11, 1970 in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do) is a former female badminton player from South Korea. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Shim Eun-jung. Four years ...

and Jang Hye-ock from Korea 15–5, 15–5 in the final. ;2000 Ge also competed in

in women's doubles with Gu Jun and in mixed doubles together with Liu Yong. In the women's doubles Ge and Gu beat

Huang Nanyan Huang Nanyan (, born April 11, 1977, in Guangxi) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Career A women's doubles specialist, Huang won a number of top tier titles in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The first of these came at ...

and Yang Wei from China 15–5, 15–5 in the final. In mixed doubles she and Liu were upset in round of 16 by

Chris Bruil Christiaan "Chris" Gerrit Herman Bruil (born 20 December 1970 in Doetinchem, Gelderland) is a male badminton player from the Netherlands. Bruil competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Lotte Bruil-Jonathan ...

and

Erica van den Heuvel Henrica Petronella Johanna Maria van den Heuvel (-van Dijck) (born 12 June 1966 in Helmond, North Brabant), known as Erica van Dijck, is a retired female badminton player from the Netherlands. She won the silver medal in mixed doubles at the 19 ...

from the Netherlands 15–17, 7–15.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Women's doubles''

World Championships

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

World Cup

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Asian Games

''Women's doubles''

Asian Championships

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Asian Cup

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991. ''Girls' doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix (46 titles, 11 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

IBF International (4 titles)

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

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