Gao Ling

Gao Ling (Chinese: 高崚; pinyin: Gāo Líng; born 14 March 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gao.
Gao Ling
Personal information
Country China
Born (1979-03-14) 14 March 1979
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Mixed doubles
2004 Athens Mixed doubles
2004 Athens Women's doubles
2000 Sydney Women's doubles
World Championships
2006 Madrid Women's doubles
2003 Birmingham Women's doubles
2001 Seville Women's doubles
2001 Seville Mixed doubles
2007 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
2005 Anaheim Women's doubles
2003 Birmingham Mixed doubles
1999 Copenhagen Women's doubles
World Cup
2006 Yiyang Women's doubles
2006 Yiyang Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
2001 Seville Mixed team
2005 Beijing Mixed team
2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Uber Cup
2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
2002 Guangzhou Women's team
2004 Jakarta Women's team
2006 Tokyo Women's team
2008 Jakarta Women's team
Asian Games
2006 Doha Women's doubles
2006 Doha Mixed doubles
2006 Doha Women's team
2002 Busan Women's team
2002 Busan Women's doubles
Asia Championships
2002 Bangkok Mixed doubles
2001 Manila Women's doubles
2002 Bangkok Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
1996 Silkeborg Girls' doubles
Asia Junior Championships
1997 Manila Girls' doubles
1997 Manila Mixed doubles
1997 Manila Girls' team
BWF profile

Career

Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is one of the most successful doubles players in the history of women's badminton. Her four Olympic badminton medals are the most of any player.

She has won titles at almost every top tier tournament in the world. Gao has earned four gold medals (among nine medals in total) at the BWF World Championships, three of them in women's doubles with Huang Sui (2001, 2003, and 2006) and one of them in mixed doubles with Zhang Jun (2001). She and Zhang Jun won consecutive gold medals in mixed doubles at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, overcoming severe tests in both.

Gao has not earned an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles, a relative gap in her resume, but earned a bronze medal in 2000 with Qin Yiyuan, and a silver medal with Huang Sui in 2004. From 2001 through 2006 she and Huang captured a record six consecutive women's doubles titles at the venerable All-England Championships. Their All-England streak was finally broken in the semifinals of the 2007 tournament by fellow countrywomen Zhang Yawen and Wei Yili. Gao has shared five All-England mixed doubles titles: three with Zhang Jun (2001, 2003, and 2006), and two with Zheng Bo (2007 and 2008).

She has been a member of the perennial world champion Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) team since 2000. Gao Ling received an award during a ceremony to mark her retirement with five other teammates from the Chinese national badminton team on the sidelines of the China Open badminton event in Shanghai, November 23, 2008. [1] However, she was still playing a year later by partnering with Wei Yili. They lost to Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the Thailand Open final of 2009, but won the Philippines Open of 2009.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall,
Athens, Greece		 Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 15–7, 4–15, 8–15 Silver
2000 The Dome,
Sydney, Australia		 Qin Yiyuan Chung Jae-hee
Ra Kyung-min		 15–10, 15–4 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall,
Athens, Greece		 Zhang Jun Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		 15–1, 12–15, 15–12 Gold
2000 The Dome,
Sydney, Australia		 Zhang Jun Trikus Haryanto
Minarti Timur		 1–15, 15–13, 15–11 Gold

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 16–21, 19–21 Silver
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid,
Madrid, Spain		 Huang Sui Zhang Yawen
Wei Yili		 23–21, 21–9 Gold
2005 Arrowhead Pond,
Anaheim, United States		 Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 16–17, 7–15 Silver
2003 National Indoor Arena,
Birmingham, England		 Huang Sui Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting		 15–8, 15–11 Gold
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo,
Seville, Spain		 Huang Sui Zhang Jiewen
Wei Yili		 15–11, 17–15 Gold
1999 Brøndbyhallen,
Copenhagen, Denmark		 Qin Yiyuan Ge Fei
Gu Jun		 6–15, 7–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Zheng Bo Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		 16–21, 14–21 Silver
2003 National Indoor Arena,
Birmingham, England		 Zhang Jun Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		 7–15, 8–15 Silver
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo,
Seville, Spain		 Zhang Jun Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		 15–10, 12–15, 17–16 Gold

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 21–19, 21–6 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Zhang Jun Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		 15–21, 16–21 Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Aspire Hall 3,
Doha, Qatar		 Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 18–21, 23–21, 21–14 Gold
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea		 Huang Sui Lee Kyung-won
Ra Kyung-min		 8–11, 7–11 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Aspire Hall 3,
Doha, Qatar		 Zheng Bo Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen		 21–16, 25–23 Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Bangkok, Thailand Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 8–11, 6–11 Silver
2001 Manila, Philippines Huang Sui Deyana Lomban
Vita Marissa		 12–15, 15–4, 15–6 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Bangkok, Thailand Zhang Jun Khunakorn Sudhisodhi
Saralee Thungthongkam		 11–7, 11–8 Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Silkeborg Hallerne,
Silkeborg, Denmark		 Yang Wei Lu Ying
Zhan Xubin		 15–12, 15–8 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Silkeborg Hallerne,
Silkeborg, Denmark		 Cheng Rui Wang Wei
Lu Ying		 4–15, 10–15 Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium,
Manila, Philippines		 Yang Wei Chor Hooi Yee
Lim Pek Siah		 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium,
Manila, Philippines		 Cheng Rui Chan Chong Ming
Lim Pek Siah		 Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[3] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Korea Open Zhao Tingting Du Jing
Yu Yang		 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2008 Malaysia Open Zhao Tingting Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 13–21, 21–16, 22–24 Runner-up
2007 China Open Zhao Tingting Du Jing
Yu Yang		 17–21, 21–15, 21–8 Winner
2007 Korea Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 12–21, 21–14, 21–16 Winner
2007 Malaysia Open Huang Sui Greysia Polii
Vita Marissa		 19–21, 21–12, 21–11 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Indonesia Open Zheng Bo Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		 21–14, 21–8 Winner
2008 All England Open Zheng Bo Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		 18–21, 21–14, 21–9 Winner
2007 Hong Kong Open Zheng Bo Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		 23–21, 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2007 Japan Open Zheng Bo Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		 21–19, 21–14 Winner
2007 China Masters Zheng Bo Anthony Clark
Donna Kellogg		 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2007 Indonesia Open Zheng Bo Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		 21–16, 21–11 Winner
2007 All England Open Zheng Bo Anthony Clark
Donna Kellogg		 16–21, 21–18, 21–14 Winner
2007 Korea Open Zheng Bo Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		 22–20, 21–19 Winner
2007 Malaysia Open Zheng Bo Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		 21–12, 14–21, 21–15 Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Thailand Open Wei Yili Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 24–22, 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2009 Philippines Open Wei Yili Shendy Puspa Irawati
Meiliana Jauhari		 21–11, 21–11 Winner
2007 Macau Open Huang Sui Lee Kyung-won
Lee Hyo-jung		 21–15, 21–7 Winner
2007 Thailand Open Huang Sui Du Jing
Yu Yang		 Walkover Winner
2006 Japan Open Huang Sui Zhang Yawen
Wei Yili		 21–15, 21–17 Winner
2006 Hong Kong Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 19–21, 21–15, 19–21 Runner-up
2006 Macau Open Huang Sui Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won		 17–21, 21–14, 21–14 Winner
2006 Chinese Taipei Open Huang Sui Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won		 18–21, 21–9, 17–21 Runner-up
2006 Malaysia Open Huang Sui Du Jing
Yu Yang		 9–21, 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2006 China Masters Huang Sui Zhang Yawen
Wei Yili		 21–12, 18–21, 21–14 Winner
2006 All England Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 6–15, 15–11, 15–2 Winner
2006 German Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 15–3, 11–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2005 China Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 10–15, 4–15 Runner-up
2005 Hong Kong Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 13–15, 15–8, 6–15 Runner-up
2005 China Masters Huang Sui Du Jing
Yu Yang		 4–15, 14–17 Runner-up
2005 Malaysia Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up
2005 Singapore Open Huang Sui Zhang Dan
Zhang Yawen		 13–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2005 All England Open Huang Sui Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting		 15–10, 15–13 Winner
2005 German Open Huang Sui Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting		 15–4, 15–10 Winner
2004 Malaysia Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 7–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2004 All England Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 Walkover Winner
2004 Swiss Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 Walkover Winner
2003 China Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 15–8, 15–12 Winner
2003 Hong Kong Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 17–14, 15–5 Winner
2003 Malaysia Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 5–15, 15–1, 15–17 Runner-up
2003 Indonesia Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 Walkover Winner
2003 Singapore Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 16–17, 7–15 Runner-up
2003 Japan Open Huang Sui Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting		 10–13, 11–6, 11–5 Winner
2003 All England Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 11–9, 11–7 Winner
2002 China Open Huang Sui Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting		 11–9, 11–3 Winner
2002 Indonesia Open Huang Sui Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn
Saralee Thungthongkam		 11–5, 11–4 Winner
2002 Japan Open Huang Sui Lee Kyung-won
Ra Kyung-min		 5–7, 7–1, 2–7, 8–6, 1–7 Runner-up
2002 Korea Open Huang Sui Chen Lin
Jiang Xuelian		 7–2, 7–3, 5–7, 7–3 Winner
2002 All England Open Huang Sui Zhang Jiewen
Wei Yili		 7–3, 7–5, 8–7 Winner
2001 Malaysia Open Huang Sui Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei		 1–7, 7–4, 3–7, 0–7 Runner-up
2001 Japan Open Huang Sui Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei		 15–13, 15–10 Winner
2001 All England Open Huang Sui Wei Yili
Zhang Jiewen		 10–15, 15–8, 15–9 Winner
2000 Swiss Open Qin Yiyuan Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei		 15–5, 8–15, 15–9 Winner
1999 China Open Qin Yiyuan Ge Fei
Gu Jun		 5–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1999 Denmark Open Qin Yiyuan Chen Lin
Jiang Xuelian		 15–12, 15–8 Winner
1999 German Open Qin Yiyuan Chen Lin
Jiang Xuelian		 13–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1999 Thailand Open Qin Yiyuan Emma Ermawati
Vita Marissa		 15–8, 15–2 Winner
1999 Malaysia Open Qin Yiyuan Ge Fei
Gu Jun		 8–15, 10–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 German Open Zheng Bo Xu Chen
Zhao Tingting		 21–11, 21–10 Winner
2006 Macau Open Zhang Jun Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2006 Malaysia Open Zhang Jun Jonas Rasmussen
Britta Andersen		 19–21, 21–14, 21–15 Winner
2006 China Masters Zhang Jun Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen		 16–21, 21–10, 20–22 Runner-up
2006 All England Open Zhang Jun Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		 12–15, 17–15, 15–1 Winner
2006 German Open Zhang Jun Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen		 15–11, 15–12 Winner
2005 China Masters Zhang Jun Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Li Yujia		 15–7, 15–13 Winner
2005 Singapore Open Zhang Jun Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thungthongkam		 10–15, 15–7, 15–5 Winner
2004 Indonesia Open Zhang Jun Robert Blair
Natalie Munt		 15–9, 15–9 Winner
2004 Malaysia Open Zhang Jun Kim Yong-hyun
Lee Hyo-jung		 15–2, 15–11 Winner
2004 Swiss Open Zhang Jun Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		 2–15, 8–15 Runner-up
2003 China Open Zhang Jun Chen Qiqiu
Zhao Tingting		 15–13, 15–6 Winner
2003 Hong Kong Open Zhang Jun Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		 7–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2003 German Open Zhang Jun Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		 12–15, 15–11, 8–15 Runner-up
2003 Indonesia Open Zhang Jun Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		 15–10, 11–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2003 Japan Open Zhang Jun Jens Eriksen
Mette Schjoldager		 9–11, 11–8, 11–9 Winner
2003 All England Open Zhang Jun Chen Qiqiu
Zhao Tingting		 11–6, 11–7 Winner
2002 China Open Zhang Jun Chen Qiqiu
Zhao Tingting		 11–4, 11–4 Winner
2001 All England Open Zhang Jun Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen		 10–15, 15–8, 15–9 Winner
2001 Korea Open Zhang Jun Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2000 Thailand Open Zhang Jun Simon Archer
Joanne Goode		 15–13, 15–12 Winner
2000 Swiss Open Zhang Jun Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		 8–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1999 China Open Zhang Jun Liu Yong
Ge Fei		 8–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1999 Denmark Open Zhang Jun Liu Yong
Ge Fei		 12–15, 14–17 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 French International Qin Yiyuan Ang Li Peng
Chor Hooi Yee		 15–0, 15–3 Winner

References
  1. http://www.china.org.cn/sports/news/2008-11/25/content_16820808_5.htm
  2. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
  3. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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