Hong Wei

Hong Wei
洪炜
Hong Wei at the 2016 Indonesia Open
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1989-10-04) 4 October 1989 (age 35)
Xiamen, China
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking2 (with Chai Biao 17 November 2016)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Glasgow Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Chengdu Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Qingdao Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wuhan Men's doubles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Men's team
BWF profile

Hong Wei (simplified Chinese: 洪炜; traditional Chinese: 洪煒; born 4 October 1989) is a Chinese professional badminton player.[1][2] He competed at the 2016 Rio in the men's doubles event, and placed fourth after losing the bronze medal match to Great Britain pair Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis.[3]

  1. ^ "Players: Hong Wei". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ "洪炜:踏上羽球路全凭兴趣 全运会成契机一步登天". news.sports.cn (in Chinese). 羽毛球雜誌. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Chinese shuttlers suffer triple-strike in badminton as Li out of medal competition". www.chinadaily.com.cn. China Daily. Retrieved 19 March 2017.