Zeng Yaqiong

Zeng Yaqiong
曾雅琼
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1976-01-08) 8 January 1976 (age 48)
Xiamen, Fujian, China[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1996 Seoul Women's singles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Busan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Busan Women's singles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles
BWF profile

Zeng Yaqiong (Chinese: 曾雅琼; pinyin: Zēng Yǎqióng; born 8 January 1976) is a Chinese retired badminton player.[2] She was the girls' singles silver medalist at the 1994 World Junior Championships.[3] Zeng competed at the 1997 East Asian Games in South Korea, helping the team clinch the gold medal,[4] and won a bronze medal in the women's singles event.[5] She left the national team at the end of 1999, and went to the United Kingdom to studying English for a year. In UK, she trained in Milton Keynes, and still competing in the international tournaments.[6][7]

  1. ^ "曾雅琼 Zeng Ya Qiong" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Players: Zeng Yaqiong". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. ^ "谌龙张祺出征羽球世青赛,誓为中国男队重夺男团冠军". www.bbeshop.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. ^ "East Asian Games: Chinese Women Squeeze by Korea to Take Team Gold". New Shuttlenws. 14 May 1997. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. ^ "East Asian Games: Korea Grabs 3 Badminton Gold Medals". New Shuttlenws. 18 May 1997. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. ^ "全英羽球公开赛 中国选手穿"英国征衣"?" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 10 March 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. ^ "韩国羽球公开赛 曾雅琼为何与国家队着装不同". www.wnmas.com (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 19 January 2001. Retrieved 26 March 2019.