Zhang Ailing (badminton)
Medal record | ||
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Women's badminton | ||
Representing China | ||
World Championships | ||
1978 Bangkok | Women's singles | |
1978 Bangkok | Women's doubles | |
1979 Hangzhou | Women's team | |
1979 Hangzhou | Women's doubles | |
1983 Copenhagen | Women's singles | |
World Games | ||
1981 Santa Clara | Women's singles | |
1981 Santa Clara | Women's doubles | |
World Cup | ||
1983 Kuala Lumpur | Women's singles | |
Uber Cup | ||
1984 Kuala Lumpur | Women's team | |
Asian Games | ||
1978 Bangkok | Women's team | |
1978 Bangkok | Mixed doubles | |
1982 New Delhi | Women's singles | |
1982 New Delhi | Women's team |
Zhang Ailing (Chinese: 张爱玲; pinyin: Zhāng Àilíng; born 1957) is a retired badminton player from China.
Career[]
In 1978 Zhang won women's singles at the rival "world championship" which was run by the short-lived World Badminton Federation prior to China's entry into the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation). She was the dominant international singles player when China joined the IBF in 1981, winning the multi-sport World Games in 1981, the Asian Games in 1982,[1] and the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1982 and 1983,[2] as well as a host of other significant titles. In the 1983 IBF World Championships, however, she was beaten in the semifinal by Chinese teammate Han Aiping[3] and after this result was unable to regain her previous dominance. Zhang played third singles on China's 1984 Uber Cup (women's international) team which won the team world championship.
Whether because Zhang, by then in her late twenties, could no longer beat her teammates Han and Li Lingwei, or because of her marriage to fellow Chinese player Chen Changjie, she disappeared from international badminton after the 1983-1984 season.
Achievements[]
World Championships[]
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | 11–4, 11–4 | Gold | |
1983 | Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Han Aiping | 7–11, 7–11 | Bronze |
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
5–15, 15–9, 15–10 | Gold | |
1979 | Hangzhou, China | Liu Xia | |
10–15, 11–15 | Silver |
World Cup[]
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1983 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Han Aiping | 11–6, 5–11, 4–11 | Silver |
World Games[]
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1981 | San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States | Hwang Sun-ai | 9–11, 11–9, 12–9 | Gold |
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1981 | San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States | Liu Xia | Jane Webster Nora Perry |
11–15, 15–4, 15–8 | Gold |
Asian Games[]
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1982 | Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India |
Li Lingwei | 11–6, 11–8 | Gold |
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1978 | Bangkok, Thailand |
Hariamanto Kartono Theresia Widiastuti |
Gold |
International tournaments[]
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1981 | Scandinavian Cup | Lene Køppen | 6–11, 11–12 | Runner-up |
1981 | English Masters | Lene Køppen | 11–6, 11–12, 11–6 | Winner |
1982 | All England Open | Li Lingwei | 11–4, 11–6 | Winner |
1983 | All England Open | Wu Jianqiu | 11–5, 10–12, 12–9 | Winner |
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1981 | Scandinavian Cup | Liu Xia | Jane Webster Nora Perry |
12–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
1981 | English Masters | Liu Xia | Gillian Gilks Yoshiko Yonekura |
15–10, 3–15, 15–6 | Winner |
- IBF Grand Prix tournament
Invitational tournament[]
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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Asian Invitational Championships | Liu Xia | 2–11, 7–11 | Silver |
References[]
- ^ Shirish Nadkarni, "China Stroll away with Star Honors", World Badminton, March 1983, 16-18.
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 106.
- ^ Hans Moller, "how Sugiarto and King created a dream final", World Badminton, June 1983, 14.
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Chinese female badminton players
- Badminton players from Jiangsu
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 1978 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 1982 Asian Games
- World Games gold medalists
- Competitors at the 1981 World Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
- Badminton players from Shanghai
- Chinese badminton biography stubs