Gong Ruina (; born in 23 January 1981) is a

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player from the

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Career

Gong Ruina was one of the world's leading women's singles players, former World No. 1 in the first few years of the 21st century. She won a number of top tier international titles including the

2001 IBF World Championships The 2001 IBF World Championships, also known as the World Badminton Championships, were held in the ''Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo'', Seville, Spain, between 3 June and 10 June 2001. Host city selection Eindhoven, Seville, and Seoul submitte ...

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and the venerable All-England Championships (2004). In both of these events she defeated fellow countrywoman Zhou Mi, one of her principal rivals, in the finals. On the other hand, Gong was beaten by Zhou in the final of the

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(2002), and was denied a bronze medal by her at the

2004 Athens 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), ...

after each had been beaten in the semifinals. Gong played singles for China's world champion

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(women's international) teams of

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and

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. Her other individual titles included the

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(1998),

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(2001),

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(2002),

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(2003), and

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(2004) Opens. She was a bronze medalist at the

1999 IBF World Championships The 1999 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999. Host city selection Copenhagen, Denmark, was chosen over Gothenburg, Sweden, as the host for 1999 IBF World Champi ...

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, and a silver medalist behind fellow countrywoman

Zhang Ning Zhang Ning (; born 19 May 1975) is a former Chinese badminton player. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008. She has played badminton on the world scene since the mid-1990s and has been particularly succes ...

at the 2003 IBF World Championships in

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. Gong retired in the prime of her career to explore other opportunities in her life in June 2005. She once lived in

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with her husband, a Chinese entrepreneur who has a company in Hong Kong, and with her two children. She now works as the head coach of the

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amateur badminton team.

Achievements

World Championships

''Women's singles''

Asian Games

''Women's singles''

Asian Championships

''Women's singles''

World Junior Championships

''Girls' singles'' ''Girls' doubles''

Asian Junior Championships

''Girls' singles'' ''Girls' doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Women's singles''

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Footnotes

#Some sources give 龚睿娜. #The pronunciation of this name might also be Gōng Ruìnǎ. Please verify.

References

External links

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龚睿那 Gong Rui Na
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