Wang Wei

Wang Wei (Chinese: 王伟; born 15 September 1979) was a former Chinese badminton player from Shanghai. In the junior event, he participated at the 1996 World Junior Championships and clinched a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Lu Ying. In 2001, he represented Shanghai at the National Games, and won a gold medal in the men's doubles event with Zhang Wei. He also won a bronze medal at the...

Wang Wei (Chinese: 王伟; born 15 September 1979) was a former Chinese badminton player from Shanghai. In the junior event, he participated at the 1996 World Junior Championships and clinched a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Lu Ying. In 2001, he represented Shanghai at the National Games, and won a gold medal in the men's doubles event with Zhang Wei. 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. Partnering with Zhao Tingting, he won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the mixed doubles event. His best achievement 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, and as a Chinese national second team head coach. Achievements Asian Championships Men's doubles Mixed doubles World Junior Championships Mixed doubles IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. Women's doubles IBF International Men's doubles Mixed doubles References External links Wang Wei at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)