Wang_Wei_(badminton)
Wang Wei (badminton)
Chinese badminton player
Wang Wei (Chinese: 王伟; born 15 September 1979) was a former Chinese badminton player from Shanghai.[2] In the junior event, he participated at the 1996 World Junior Championships clinched a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Lu Ying.[3]
In 2001, he represented Shanghai at the National Games, and won a gold medal in the men's doubles event with Zhang Wei.[4] He also won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the men's doubles event with Cheng Rui.
Wang was part of the national men's team that won a bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea and at the Thomas Cup in Guangzhou.[5][6] Partnered with Zhao Tingting, he settled for a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the mixed doubles event. His best achievements in the World Grand Prix tournament was a runner-up at the 2002 Malaysia Open in the mixed doubles event with Zhang Yawen.
In 2003, he was a mixed doubles runner-up at the National Championships tournament with his partner Zhang Jiewen. He competed at the World Championships with Cheng Rui in the men's doubles event, but finished in the quarter finals defeated by the Indonesian pair Sigit Budiarto and Candra Wijaya in straight games.
In 2004, he won a silver medal at the World University Championships.
He once served as a coach in Linyi Normal University,[7] and as a Chinese national second team head coach.[8][9]
