Information of Chinese badminton player Gao Ling

Gao Ling, born on March 14, 1980 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, is a member of the Chinese national badminton team.

Gao Ling entered the amateur sports school at the age of 8, entered the provincial team in 1992, and the national team in 1997. In 2000, his partner Zhang Jun won the mixed doubles championship at the Sydney Olympics; in 2001, he was named the International Badminton World's Best Athlete of the Year; in 2004, he successfully defended his title in the badminton mixed doubles competition at the Athens Olympics.

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Gao Ling is from Wuhan, Hubei. He entered the amateur sports school at the age of 8, entered the provincial team in 1992 and the national team in 1997. Gao Ling and Zhang Jun paired up and won China's first mixed doubles gold medal in Olympic history at the Sydney Olympics. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, the two won the mixed doubles championship. In addition, Gao Ling has won the women's doubles world championship many times and is another outstanding Chinese player after Ge Fei who can play both mixed doubles and women's doubles.

Gao Ling is good at helping his teammates in front of the net. And has a strong fighting spirit. She paired up with Zhang Jun and made a sensation in the mixed doubles competition at the Sydney Olympics, defeating the top three players in the world and eventually winning the championship. At the same time, she also won the women's doubles bronze medal with Qin Yiyuan.

After the Sydney Olympics, Gao Ling began to pair up with Huang Sui in women's doubles and won many international competitions. She paired with Zhang Jun and also won the World Championships mixed doubles championship. He was elected as the 2001 International Badminton Federation World's Best Athlete with an impressive record. In the world rankings, Gao Ling is often ranked first in the world in women's doubles and mixed doubles. She has become another outstanding Chinese badminton player in mixed doubles and women's doubles after Ge Fei.

Gao Ling holds the national badminton record of 14 world championships, and has achieved the "Super Grand Slam" of the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Asian Games, National Games, Soviet Cup, and U Cup.

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