Wang Yihan

Wang Yihan
王仪涵
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988
Shanghai, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
CoachZhang Ning
Women's singles
Career record368 wins, 91 losses
Highest ranking1 (29 October 2009)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2012 LondonWomen's singles
World Championships
2011 LondonWomen's singles
World Cup
2006 YiyangWomen's singles
Sudirman Cup
2009 GuangzhouMixed team
2011 QingdaoMixed team
2013 Kuala LumpurMixed team
2015 DongguanMixed team
Uber Cup
2012 WuhanWomen's team
2014 New DelhiWomen's team
2016 KunshanWomen's team
2010 Kuala LumpurWomen's team
Asian Games
2014 IncheonWomen's team
2014 IncheonWomen's singles
Asian Championships
2011 ChengduWomen's singles
2013 TaipeiWomen's singles
2016 WuhanWomen's singles
2012 QingdaoWomen's singles
2009 SuwonWomen's singles
2015 WuhanWomen's singles
Summer Universiade
2007 BangkokWomen's singles
2007 BangkokMixed team
World Junior Championships
2006 IncheonGirls' singles
2004 RichmondMixed team
2006 IncheonMixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2006 Kuala LumpurGirls' singles
2005 JakartaGirls' team
2004 HwacheonGirls' team
2005 JakartaGirls' singles
2006 Kuala LumpurMixed team
2004 HwacheonGirls' singles
BWF profile
Wang Yihan
Traditional Chinese王儀涵
Simplified Chinese王仪涵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Yíhán

Wang Yihan (born 18 January 1988) is a retired Chinese professional badminton player and former women's singles world champion and Olympic silver medalist. Wang started her career with her coach Wang Pengren at only nine years of age. She was selected for the junior team in 2004, and after being promoted to the senior team in 2006, she began to shine in major tournaments. By October 2009 she was the top ranked Women's singles player in the world.