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]