Li Li (; born 7 July 1983) is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player.

Early life

Li was born in Wuhan, China and moved to Singapore in 1997. She became a Singapore citizen in 2002.

Career

Li won the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

women's singles gold medal by beating favourite Tracey Hallam of England in four sets, causing a major upset for the home team. It was the first Commonwealth Games badminton gold for Singapore. Li was part of the women's team at the

2003 Southeast Asian Games The 2003 Southeast Asian Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á 2003), officially known as the 22nd Southeast Asian Games and also known as Vietnam 2003, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held from 5 to 13 December 2003 in Hano ...

which won the gold medal. Li also played at the

2004 Summer 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), ...

, losing to

Gong Ruina Gong Ruina (; born in 23 January 1981) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China. 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 ...

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in the round of 32. At the

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, she was part of the women's team which took the bronze medal. Li resigned from the Singapore Badminton Association in January 2008 and returned to Wuhan.

Awards

Li received the 2003 and 2005 Meritorious Award from the

Singapore National Olympic Committee The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) is the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the Republic of Singapore. It was founded in 1947 as the Singapore Olympic and Sports Council (SOSC) before renaming to its curr ...

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

''Women's singles''

BWF International Challenge/Series

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

References

External links

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at BBC 1983 births Living people Badminton players from Wuhan Chinese emigrants to Singapore Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent Naturalised citizens of Singapore Chinese female badminton players Singaporean female badminton players Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Singapore Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Singapore Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Singapore Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Competitors at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton {{Singapore-badminton-bio-stub