Rena Wang (born August 15, 1991)
[Team USA: Rena Wang]
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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 was invited by the Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...
to compete at the 2012 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 ...
in the women’s singles event. Her sister, Iris Wang
Iris Wang (born September 2, 1994) is an American badminton player who competed at the Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Personal life
Wang was born in Pasadena, California, on September 2, ...
, is also a badminton player and her doubles partner. Rena Wang won bronze in the women’s singles and women’s doubles events with her sister at the 2009 Pan Am Badminton Championships The XV 2009 Pan Am Badminton Championships were held in Guadalajara, Mexico, between October 20 and October 25, 2009.
This event was part of the 2009 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix series of the Badminton World Federation.
Venue
*Coliseo Olím ...
at Guadalajara
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, Mexico.
School life
Rena Wang graduated from UCLA in 2014, with summa cum laude honors in the physiological sciences department.NBC Olympics: Rena Wang
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References
External links
Team USA: Rena Wang
1991 births
Living people
American female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players for the United States
American sportswomen of Chinese descent
Badminton players at the 2011 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in badminton
21st-century American women
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