Li Lingwei Profile

Li Lingwei (Chinese: 李玲蔚, born January 7, 1964) is a Chinese badminton player of the 1980s who ranks among the greatest in the history of the women's game.

A brilliant all-around player whose court coverage and net play were particularly impressive, she maintained an overall edge on her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner Han Aiping. They dominated international women's badminton during most of the 1980s, each winning the then biennial IBF World Championships (now known as BWF World Championships) twice, and winning the IBF World doubles, together, in 1985. They also led Chinese teams that perennially won the biennial Uber Cup (women's world team) competitions.

She retired in 1989, and was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1998.

Li Lingwei never competed in the Olympics because badminton did not become an Olympic sport until 1992. However, she was chosen as one of the five retired athletes to carry the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In July 2012, she was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee, receiving 83 votes out of 94. IOC president Jacques Rogge presented her with an "IOC gold medal".



Major achievements

RankEventDateVenue
World Championships
1Singles1983Copenhagen, DEN
1Women's doubles1985Calgary, CAN
2
2
Singles
Women's doubles
1987Beijing, CHN
1Singles1989Jakarta, INA
World Grand Prix
1Singles1983, 1985, 1986, 1987World Grand Prix finals
Other International Championships
1
1
Singles
Women's doubles
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
1983, 1986, 1987
Badminton World Cup
1
1
Singles
Women's doubles
1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
1985
Indonesia Open
1Singles1984, 1987Malaysia Open
1
1
Singles
Women's doubles
1984, 1989
1985
All England Open
1
1
Singles
Women's doubles
1986
1986
Hong Kong Open
1Singles1982, 1986, 1987, 1989Japan Open
1Singles1987Scandinavian Open
1Singles1987, 1988China Open
1Singles1988Asian Badminton Championships
1Singles1988Thailand Open
1Singles1988Carlsberg Classic
1Singles1988Denmark Open
1Singles1989French Open
1Singles1989Swedish Open

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