Gao Ling

Gao Ling
高崚
Gao Ling; 高崚
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Laughing Auntie; (大笑姑婆)
Country	China
Born	14 March 1979 (age 45); Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record
Badminton
Representing China
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Sudirman Cup
Uber Cup
Asian Games
Asia Championships
World Junior Championships
Asia Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Gao Ling (Chinese: 高崚; pinyin: Gāo Líng; born 14 March 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player.

Career

Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is one of the most successful doubles players in the history of women's badminton. Her four Olympic badminton medals are the most of any player.

She has won titles at almost every top tier tournament in the world. Gao has earned four gold medals (among nine medals in total) at the BWF World Championships, three of them in women's doubles with Huang Sui (2001, 2003, and 2006) and one of them in mixed doubles with Zhang Jun (2001). She and Zhang Jun won consecutive gold medals in mixed doubles at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, overcoming severe tests in both.

Gao has not earned an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles, a relative gap in her resume, but earned a bronze medal in 2000 with Qin Yiyuan, and a silver medal with Huang Sui in 2004. From 2001 through 2006 she and Huang captured a record six consecutive women's doubles titles at the venerable All-England Championships. Their All-England streak was finally broken in the semifinals of the 2007 tournament by fellow countrywomen Zhang Yawen and Wei Yili. Gao has shared five All-England mixed doubles titles: three with Zhang Jun (2001, 2003, and 2006), and two with Zheng Bo (2007 and 2008).

She has been a member of the perennial world champion Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) team since 2000. Gao Ling received an award during a ceremony to mark her retirement with five other teammates from the Chinese national badminton team on the sidelines of the China Open badminton event in Shanghai, November 23, 2008. ^[1] However, she was still playing a year later by partnering with Wei Yili. They lost to Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the Thailand Open final of 2009, but won the Philippines Open of 2009.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Qin Yiyuan	Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min	15–10, 15–4	Bronze
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	15–7, 4–15, 8–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Zhang Jun	Trikus Haryanto Minarti Timur	1–15, 15–13, 15–11	Gold
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Zhang Jun	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	15–1, 12–15, 15–12	Gold

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	16–21, 19–21	Silver
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain	Huang Sui	Zhang Yawen Wei Yili	23–21, 21–9	Gold
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	16–17, 7–15	Silver
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Huang Sui	Wei Yili Zhao Tingting	15–8, 15–11	Gold
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Huang Sui	Zhang Jiewen Wei Yili	15–11, 17–15	Gold
1999	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Qin Yiyuan	Ge Fei Gu Jun	6–15, 7–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Zheng Bo	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 14–21	Silver
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Zhang Jun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	7–15, 8–15	Silver
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Zhang Jun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	15–10, 12–15, 17–16	Gold

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	21–19, 21–6	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Zhang Jun	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	15–21, 16–21	Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	18–21, 23–21, 21–14	Gold
2002	Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Huang Sui	Lee Kyung-won Ra Kyung-min	8–11, 7–11	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	Zheng Bo	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	21–16, 25–23	Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	8–11, 6–11	Silver
2001	Manila, Philippines	Huang Sui	Deyana Lomban Vita Marissa	12–15, 15–4, 15–6	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Zhang Jun	Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Saralee Thungthongkam	11–7, 11–8	Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark	Yang Wei	Lu Ying Zhan Xubin	15–12, 15–8	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark	Cheng Rui	Wang Wei Lu Ying	4–15, 10–15	Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Yang Wei	Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah		Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Cheng Rui	Chan Chong Ming Lim Pek Siah		Gold

BWF Superseries (11 titles, 3 runner-ups)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,^[3] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Korea Open	Zhao Tingting	Du Jing Yu Yang	15–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2008	Malaysia Open	Zhao Tingting	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	13–21, 21–16, 22–24	Runner-up
2007	China Open	Zhao Tingting	Du Jing Yu Yang	17–21, 21–15, 21–8	Winner
2007	Korea Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	12–21, 21–14, 21–16	Winner
2007	Malaysia Open	Huang Sui	Greysia Polii Vita Marissa	19–21, 21–12, 21–11	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Indonesia Open	Zheng Bo	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21–14, 21–8	Winner
2008	All England Open	Zheng Bo	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	18–21, 21–14, 21–9	Winner
2007	Hong Kong Open	Zheng Bo	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	23–21, 18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2007	Japan Open	Zheng Bo	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	21–19, 21–14	Winner
2007	China Masters	Zheng Bo	Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg	21–16, 21–17	Winner
2007	Indonesia Open	Zheng Bo	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	21–16, 21–11	Winner
2007	All England Open	Zheng Bo	Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg	16–21, 21–18, 21–14	Winner
2007	Korea Open	Zheng Bo	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	22–20, 21–19	Winner
2007	Malaysia Open	Zheng Bo	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	21–12, 14–21, 21–15	Winner

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (40 titles, 27 runner-ups)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Thailand Open	Wei Yili	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	24–22, 17–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2009	Philippines Open	Wei Yili	Shendy Puspa Irawati Meiliana Jauhari	21–11, 21–11	Winner
2007	Macau Open	Huang Sui	Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung	21–15, 21–7	Winner
2007	Thailand Open	Huang Sui	Du Jing Yu Yang	Walkover	Winner
2006	Japan Open	Huang Sui	Zhang Yawen Wei Yili	21–15, 21–17	Winner
2006	Hong Kong Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	19–21, 21–15, 19–21	Runner-up
2006	Macau Open	Huang Sui	Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won	17–21, 21–14, 21–14	Winner
2006	Chinese Taipei Open	Huang Sui	Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won	18–21, 21–9, 17–21	Runner-up
2006	Malaysia Open	Huang Sui	Du Jing Yu Yang	9–21, 21–16, 21–17	Winner
2006	China Masters	Huang Sui	Zhang Yawen Wei Yili	21–12, 18–21, 21–14	Winner
2006	All England Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	6–15, 15–11, 15–2	Winner
2006	German Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	15–3, 11–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2005	China Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	10–15, 4–15	Runner-up
2005	Hong Kong Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	13–15, 15–8, 6–15	Runner-up
2005	China Masters	Huang Sui	Du Jing Yu Yang	4–15, 14–17	Runner-up
2005	Malaysia Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	6–15, 8–15	Runner-up
2005	Singapore Open	Huang Sui	Zhang Dan Zhang Yawen	13–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2005	All England Open	Huang Sui	Wei Yili Zhao Tingting	15–10, 15–13	Winner
2005	German Open	Huang Sui	Wei Yili Zhao Tingting	15–4, 15–10	Winner
2004	Malaysia Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	7–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2004	All England Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Walkover	Winner
2004	Swiss Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Walkover	Winner
2003	China Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	15–8, 15–12	Winner
2003	Hong Kong Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	17–14, 15–5	Winner
2003	Malaysia Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	5–15, 15–1, 15–17	Runner-up
2003	Indonesia Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Walkover	Winner
2003	Singapore Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	16–17, 7–15	Runner-up
2003	Japan Open	Huang Sui	Wei Yili Zhao Tingting	10–13, 11–6, 11–5	Winner
2003	All England Open	Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	11–9, 11–7	Winner
2002	China Open	Huang Sui	Wei Yili Zhao Tingting	11–9, 11–3	Winner
2002	Indonesia Open	Huang Sui	Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn Saralee Thungthongkam	11–5, 11–4	Winner
2002	Japan Open	Huang Sui	Lee Kyung-won Ra Kyung-min	5–7, 7–1, 2–7, 8–6, 1–7	Runner-up
2002	Korea Open	Huang Sui	Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian	7–2, 7–3, 5–7, 7–3	Winner
2002	All England Open	Huang Sui	Zhang Jiewen Wei Yili	7–3, 7–5, 8–7	Winner
2001	Malaysia Open	Huang Sui	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	1–7, 7–4, 3–7, 0–7	Runner-up
2001	Japan Open	Huang Sui	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	15–13, 15–10	Winner
2001	All England Open	Huang Sui	Wei Yili Zhang Jiewen	10–15, 15–8, 15–9	Winner
2000	Swiss Open	Qin Yiyuan	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	15–5, 8–15, 15–9	Winner
1999	China Open	Qin Yiyuan	Ge Fei Gu Jun	5–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1999	Denmark Open	Qin Yiyuan	Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1999	German Open	Qin Yiyuan	Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian	13–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1999	Thailand Open	Qin Yiyuan	Emma Ermawati Vita Marissa	15–8, 15–2	Winner
1999	Malaysia Open	Qin Yiyuan	Ge Fei Gu Jun	8–15, 10–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	German Open	Zheng Bo	Xu Chen Zhao Tingting	21–11, 21–10	Winner
2006	Macau Open	Zhang Jun	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	19–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2006	Malaysia Open	Zhang Jun	Jonas Rasmussen Britta Andersen	19–21, 21–14, 21–15	Winner
2006	China Masters	Zhang Jun	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	16–21, 21–10, 20–22	Runner-up
2006	All England Open	Zhang Jun	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	12–15, 17–15, 15–1	Winner
2006	German Open	Zhang Jun	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	15–11, 15–12	Winner
2005	China Masters	Zhang Jun	Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Li Yujia	15–7, 15–13	Winner
2005	Singapore Open	Zhang Jun	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	10–15, 15–7, 15–5	Winner
2004	Indonesia Open	Zhang Jun	Robert Blair Natalie Munt	15–9, 15–9	Winner
2004	Malaysia Open	Zhang Jun	Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung	15–2, 15–11	Winner
2004	Swiss Open	Zhang Jun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	2–15, 8–15	Runner-up
2003	China Open	Zhang Jun	Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	15–13, 15–6	Winner
2003	Hong Kong Open	Zhang Jun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	7–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2003	German Open	Zhang Jun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	12–15, 15–11, 8–15	Runner-up
2003	Indonesia Open	Zhang Jun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	15–10, 11–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2003	Japan Open	Zhang Jun	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	9–11, 11–8, 11–9	Winner
2003	All England Open	Zhang Jun	Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	11–6, 11–7	Winner
2002	China Open	Zhang Jun	Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	11–4, 11–4	Winner
2001	All England Open	Zhang Jun	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	10–15, 15–8, 15–9	Winner
2001	Korea Open	Zhang Jun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2000	Thailand Open	Zhang Jun	Simon Archer Joanne Goode	15–13, 15–12	Winner
2000	Swiss Open	Zhang Jun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	8–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1999	China Open	Zhang Jun	Liu Yong Ge Fei	8–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1999	Denmark Open	Zhang Jun	Liu Yong Ge Fei	12–15, 14–17	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International (1 title)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	French International	Qin Yiyuan	Ang Li Peng Chor Hooi Yee	15–0, 15–3	Winner

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

G

S

B

NH

N/A

DNQ

(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

Junior level

Team events	1997
Asian Junior Championships	G

Senior level

Team events	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Uber Cup	G	NH	G	NH	G	NH	G	NH	G
Sudirman Cup	NH	G	NH	S	NH	G	NH	G	NH
Asian Games	NH		G	NH			G	NH

Individual competitions

Junior level

Girls' doubles

Events	1996	1997
World Junior Championships	G	NH
Asian Junior Championships	NH	G

Mixed doubles

Events	1996	1997
World Junior Championships	S	NH
Asia Junior Championships	NH	G

Senior level

Women's singles

Tournaments	1995	1996
China Open	1R	1R

Women's doubles

Tournaments	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Asian Championships	A		G	S	A
Asian Games	NH			S	NH			G	NH
World Cup	NH						A	G	NH
World Championships	B	NH	G	NH	G	NH	S	G	S
Olympic Games	NH	B	NH			S	NH

Tournament	IBF Grand Prix												BWF Superseries / Grand Prix
Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Year-end Final	A				w/d		NH							A
All England Open	A				SF	SF	W	W	W	W	W	W	SF	QF	A
China Masters	NH										F	W	QF	A	SF
China Open	Q1	2R	SF	NH	F	NH	SF	W	W	SF	F	A	W	A
Chinese Taipei Open	A			NH	SF	A	NH	A				F	A		SF
German Open	A			NH	F	A					W	F	A	SF	A
Hong Kong Open	A					NH	A	NH	W	NH	F	F	SF	A
Indonesia Open	A							W	W	A			SF	A
Japan Open	A						W	F	W	w/d	SF	W	SF	A
Korea Open	A			NH	SF	A	QF	W	A	SF	A		W	F	SF
Macau Open	NH							N/A	NH			W	W	A	SF
Malaysia Open	A				F	QF	F	A	F	F	F	W	W	F	QF
Singapore Open	A	NH	A			NH	A	2R	F	SF	F	A	SF	A
Swiss Open	A					W	A			W	A			QF	A
Thailand Open	A			NH	W	SF	A	NH	A				W	A	F
Denmark Open	A				W	A
Malaysia Masters	NH														SF
Philippines Open	NH											A		NH	W
US Open	A														w/d

Mixed doubles

Tournaments	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Asian Championships	A			G	A					1R
Asian Games	NH			QF	NH			G	NH
World Cup	NH						A	B	NH
World Championships	2R	NH	G	NH	S	NH	QF	QF	S	NH
Olympic Games	NH	G	NH			G	NH			1R

Tournament	IBF Grand Prix												BWF Superseries / Grand Prix
Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Year-end Final	A					SF	NH							A
All England Open	A				1R	QF	W	SF	W	2R	QF	W	W	W
China Masters	NH										W	F	W	A
China Open	1R	1R	1R	NH	F	NH	SF	W	W	QF	2R	SF	QF	A
German Open	A			NH	A				F	A	SF	W	W	A
Hong Kong Open	A					NH	A	NH	F	NH	SF	SF	F	A
Indonesia Open	A							SF	F	W	A		W	W
Japan Open	A					SF	SF	QF	W	w/d	QF	QF	W	A
Korea Open	A			NH	1R	A	F	2R	A				W	A
Malaysia Open	A				SF	SF	A		SF	W	2R	W	W	A
Singapore Open	A	NH	A			NH	A	1R	QF	QF	W	A	QF	QF
Swiss Open	A					F	A			F	A			QF
Thailand Open	A			NH	SF	W	A	NH	A			QF	A
Chinese Taipei Open	A			NH	1R	A	NH	A				QF	A
Denmark Open	A				F	A			QF	A
French Open	A	N/A										NH	SF	A
Macau Open	NH							N/A	NH			F	A

References

^ "Veteran badminton champions retire -- china.org.cn".
^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

Gao Ling at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
Gao Ling at BWFBadminton.com
Gao Ling at Olympics.com
Gao Ling at Olympic.org (archived)
Gao Ling at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Gao Ling at the Chinese Olympic Committee at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 May 2021)

[1] "Veteran badminton champions retire -- china.org.cn".

[2] "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.

[3] "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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