Iris Wang (born September 2, 1994) is an American badminton player who competed at the

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Personal life

Wang was born in

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, on September 2, 1994, to Chinese parents. Her older sister, Rena Wang, is also an international badminton player.

Career

Wang won a bronze medal in the women's doubles at the

2010 Pan Am Badminton Championships The XVI 2010 Pan Am Badminton Championships were held in Curitiba, Brazil, between October 21 and October 24, 2010. This event was part of the 2010 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix series of the Badminton World Federation. Venue *Clube Curitiba ...

playing alongside her sister Rena. In 2011, she was eliminated at the quarterfinal stage of the women's singles at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, after losing to Canadian player Michelle Li. Competing alongside her sister Rena, Wang won a silver medal in the women's doubles. At the

2013 Pan Am Badminton Championships The XVIII 2013 Pan Am Badminton Championships were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, between October 24 and October 27, 2013. This event was part of the 2013 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix series of the Badminton World Federation. ...

she won a silver medal in the team event as part of the United States squad. Wang won the gold medal at the 2014 Brazil International tournament, defeating Lohaynny Vicente in the final. She also won gold medals at the Mercosul International and Argentina International events. She was part of the United States squad that won a team silver medal at the

2014 Pan Am Badminton Championships The XIX 2014 Pan Am Badminton Championships were held in Markham, Canada, between October 13 and October 19, 2014. This event was part of the 2014 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix series of the Badminton World Federation. Venue *Markham Pan Am ...

. At the

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held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Wang won a bronze medal in the women's singles. She defeated Damaris Ortiz Prada of Venezuela, Luana Vicente of Brazil and Daniela Macias of Peru, before losing her semifinal to Rachel Honderich of Canada. In February 2016, Wang was part of the United States squad that won the women's team gold medal at the Pan American Team Continental Championships. Wang defeated Canada's

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21–12, 21–4, as the US won the final 3–2. As of May 2016, Wang was ranked 33rd in the world for women's singles. The 34 highest ranked athletes, with a maximum of two per nation, earned qualification for the women's singles event in at the

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United States Olympic Committee confirmed Wang's place in the United States team on May 10, 2016.

Achievements

Pan American Games

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

Pan American Championships

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

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on March 19, 2017, and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

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(BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Women's singles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 5 runners-up)

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' :

BWF International Challenge The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament

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