Zhao Yunlei

Zhao Yunlei 赵芸蕾
Zhao Yunlei at the 2009 East Asian Games.
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1986-08-25) 25 August 1986 (age 38) Yichang, China[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)[2]
Handedness	Right
Coach	Chen Qiqiu
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (WD with Cheng Shu 5 November 2009) 1 (WD with Tian Qing 20 September 2012) 1 (XD with Zhang Nan 27 January 2011)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China Olympic Games 2012 London Mixed doubles 2012 London Women's doubles 2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed doubles World Championships 2011 London Mixed doubles 2014 Copenhagen Women's doubles 2014 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 2015 Jakarta Women's doubles 2015 Jakarta Mixed doubles 2009 Hyderabad Women's doubles 2011 London Women's doubles 2010 Paris Women's doubles 2013 Guangzhou Women's doubles 2013 Guangzhou Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2015 Donggguan Mixed team Uber Cup 2012 Wuhan Women's team 2014 New Delhi Women's team 2016 Kunshan Women's team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Women's doubles 2010 Guangzhou Women's team 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles 2014 Incheon Women's team 2010 Guangzhou Mixed doubles 2014 Incheon Women's doubles Asian Championships 2011 Chengdu Mixed doubles 2012 Qingdao Mixed doubles 2012 Qingdao Women's doubles 2016 Wuhan Mixed doubles 2007 Johor Bahru Women's doubles 2011 Chengdu Women's doubles 2013 Taipei Mixed doubles Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Women's Team East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong Women's team 2013 Tianjin Women's team 2009 Hong Kong Women's doubles Asian Junior Championships 2004 Hwacheon Girls' doubles 2004 Hwacheon Girls' team
BWF profile

Zhao Yunlei (born 25 August 1986) is a mixed and women's doubles badminton player from China. She graduated with a BA from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She is the first and only badminton player to have ever won two gold medals in the same Olympic edition, winning in both the mixed and women's doubles categories in 2012. Zhao joins the ranks with nine other players with two Olympic gold medals, the highest number of gold medals won by any badminton player. Through her performance at the 2014 and 2015 BWF World Championships, she became the first player to win two gold medals in two consecutive BWF World Championships.

As of the 2015 BWF World Championships, she has become the most successful player in the World Championship medal count, with a total of ten medals, overtaking Gao Ling, who has a total of nine. In addition, by winning the 2015 BWF World Championships mixed doubles title, she and partner Zhang Nan have won three World Championship mixed doubles titles, the first pairing ever to have done so. Zhao had won numerous prestigious titles both in the mixed and women's doubles including the Olympics, World Championships, Asian Games, Asian Championships, and All England Open Championships, as well as the World Mixed Team Championships (Sudirman Cup), World Women's Team Championships (Uber Cup), Asian Games Women's Team gold medal, and Asia Women's Team Championships.

She is regarded by many as one of the best female doubles players in the history of badminton alongside past greats, such as former teammate Gao Ling. Zhao has achieved massive overall success in both the mixed and women's doubles, having won a total of 63 individual career titles (38 in mixed, 25 in women's doubles). Among these 63 individual titles, 42 of them are Superseries titles (27 in mixed, 15 in women's doubles), making her the third most successful player in terms of overall Superseries achievements, and the most-successful female player in this regard as well. After the 2016 Olympics, Zhao retired from international badminton competition.