Zhang Jiewen (; born 4 January 1981) is a Chinese former

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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 Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century. They have shared world dominance almost equally with their compatriot adversaries

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and

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. One or the other pair has captured all of the

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held since 2000, with Zhang and Yang winning in both

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and

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by defeating Gao and Huang in the finals. Zhang and Yang also emerged victorious at the 2004 Olympics in Athens by besting their rivals in a closely contested gold medal match. Conversely, Gao and Huang had the upper hand in three finals (

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) at the venerable All-England Championships. This tourney has been something of an anomaly for Zhang as she has reached the women's doubles final there six times (four with Yang and twice, earlier, with Wei Yili) without winning. In

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Zhang helped

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secure its sixth consecutive

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(women's world team championship), and won the

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, and Malaysia Open women's doubles titles with Yang. At the Beijing Olympics where they were top seeded, however, Zhang and Yang were upset in the quarterfinals by Japan's

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and

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. The event was eventually won by another, younger Chinese pair,

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and Yu Yang, perhaps marking a changing of the guard in the Chinese dynasty. Zhang Jiewen decided to quit competitive badminton after the

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, when she married former Malaysian men's badminton doubles star

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, with whom she has two children. She is currently coaching in a badminton facility in Guangzhou. Zhang Jiewen received an award during a ceremony to mark her retirement with five other teammates from the Chinese national badminton team on the sidelines of the China Open badminton event in Shanghai, November 23, 2008.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Women's doubles''

World Championships

''Women's doubles''

World Cup

''Women's doubles''

Asian Games

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

Asian Championships

''Women's doubles''

World Junior Championships

''Girls' doubles''

Asian Junior Championships

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

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the

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(BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year. ''Women's doubles'' :

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tournament : BWF Superseries Premier tournament :

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tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the

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. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

(BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

''Women's doubles''

References

External links

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