Wang Wei (; born 15 September 1979) was a former Chinese

badminton 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 p ...

player from Shanghai. In the junior event, he participated at the 1996 World Junior Championships clinched a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with

Lu Ying Lu Ying (陆滢, Lù Yíng, born 22 January 1989) is a Chinese competitive swimmer. She competed for China at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , ...

. In 2001, he represented Shanghai at the National Games, and won a gold medal in the men's doubles event with Zhang Wei. He also won a bronze medal at the

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in the men's doubles event with Cheng Rui. Wang was part of the national men's team that won a bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games in

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, South Korea and at the

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in Guangzhou. Partnered with

Zhao Tingting Zhao Tingting (; born 28 November 1982) is a Chinese badminton player from Nantong, Jiangsu. Career A doubles specialist, Zhao has often been a "utility player" on China's national team, winning international tournaments with a variety of compa ...

, he settled for a bronze medal at the

in the mixed doubles event. His best achievements in the World Grand Prix tournament was a runner-up at the 2002 Malaysia Open in the mixed doubles event with

Zhang Yawen Zhang Yawen (; born 9 March 1985) is a badminton player from China. Career Zhang has specialized in women's doubles and mixed doubles, earning numerous international titles in both events. At various times she has partnered either Zhang Dan, ...

. In 2003, he was a mixed doubles runner-up at the National Championships tournament with his partner

Zhang Jiewen Zhang Jiewen (; born 4 January 1981) is a Chinese former badminton player. Career One of China's most successful women's doubles specialists, Zhang has won some thirty international titles, the vast majority of them in partnership with Yang ...

. He competed at the

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with Cheng Rui in the men's doubles event, but finished in the quarter finals defeated by the Indonesian pair Sigit Budiarto and

Candra Wijaya Rafael Candra Wijaya (; born 16 September 1975) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. Career Wijaya started his career in badminton at the age of five, motivated by his brother Indra Wijaya and later joined a club in Cirebon. His father, H ...

in straight games. In 2004, he won a silver medal at the World University Championships. He once served as a coach in Linyi Normal University, and as a Chinese national second team head coach.

Achievements

Asian Championships

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

World Junior Championships

''Mixed doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

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

IBF International

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

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* 1979 births Living people Badminton players from Shanghai Chinese male badminton players Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for China Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Chinese badminton coaches World No. 1 badminton players {{PRChina-badminton-bio-stub