Cai Yun

Cai Yun
蔡赟
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1980-01-19) 19 January 1980 (age 44)
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1 (7 September 2006[2] with Fu Haifeng)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Madrid Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hyderabad Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 London Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Birmingham Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Guangzhou Men's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Yiyang Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Yiyang Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Wuhan Team
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Glasgow Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Dongguan Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Eindhoven Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Chengdu Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Wuhan Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Melbourne Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Melbourne Mixed doubles
Asia Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Boys' team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila Boys' team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Manila Boys' doubles
BWF profile
Updated on 09:27, 26 October 2013 (UTC).
Cai Yun
Traditional Chinese蔡贇
Simplified Chinese蔡赟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCài Yūn
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cai (蔡).

Cai Yun (born 19 January 1980) is a former professional badminton player representing China. He is the 2012 London Olympic gold medallist and a four-time World Champion in men's doubles. He is regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles player of all time.

  1. ^ Cai and Fu: China’s new hope in men’s doubles Archived 2018-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, BadZine.net, 15 September 2006
  2. ^ "Historical 1994-2008 top-25 world ranking data | BadmintonCentral".