Huang Yaqiong

Huang Yaqiong
黄雅琼
Huang at 2024
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30)
Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking9 (WD with Yu Xiaohan, 8 February 2018)
1 (XD with Zheng Siwei, 9 August 2018)[1]
Current ranking1 (XD with Zheng Siwei, 13 August 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Mixed doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nanjing Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wuhan Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manila Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Dubai Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Wuhan Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Ningbo Mixed doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chiba Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Gimcheon Girls' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Huang Yaqiong (Chinese: 黄雅琼; pinyin: Huáng Yǎqióng, born 28 February 1994) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles.[2] She is an Olympic gold medalist, three-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time Asian Champion. She also won a silver medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Huang is the current world number 1 in the mixed doubles with Zheng Siwei.

Huang won the prestigious All England Open in 2017 partnered with Lu Kai,[3] and in 2019 with Zheng Siwei. Together with Lu, she emerged as the champion at the 2017 Asian Championships. With her current partner Zheng, she won the gold medal at the 2018 and 2022 Asian Games, and claimed the BWF World Championships titles in 2018, 2019, and 2022. Huang was named the Female Player of the Year by the BWF in 2018 and 2019.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Rankings: Axelsen, Zheng/Huang occupy rarefied heights". Badminton World Federation. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ^ "衢州姑娘羽毛球世界排名第二!她会不会成为下一个天后?" (in Chinese). Phoenix New Media Limited. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ "History made as curtains fall on the 2017 Yonex All England". All England Badminton. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. ^ "浙江这对高分高颜值姐弟组合 拿下亚运会羽毛球混双金牌" (in Chinese). Hangzhou Network. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  5. ^ "世界羽联年度最佳揭晓 黄雅琼当选最佳女运动员". Sohu (in Chinese). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Momota, Huang are BWF Players of the Year". Badminton World Federation. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.