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Zhao Yunlei was born on 25 August, 1986 in Yichang, China, is an A chinese female badminton player. Discover Zhao Yunlei's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 37 years old?
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25 August, 1986 |
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Yichang, China |
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China
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She is a member of famous Player with the age 37 years old group.
Zhao Yunlei Height, Weight & Measurements
At 37 years old, Zhao Yunlei height is 1.72 m and Weight 61 kg.
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1.72 m |
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61 kg |
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Zhao Yunlei Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Zhao Yunlei worth at the age of 37 years old? Zhao Yunlei’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. She is from China. We have estimated Zhao Yunlei's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Zhao Yunlei (born 25 August 1986) is a mixed and women's doubles badminton player from China.
She graduated with a BA from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
She first achieved the world number 1 in the BWF World ranking with partner Cheng Shu in November 2009.
Zhao and Zhang won the 2010 All England Open mixed doubles title, being the first players and pairing to have ever won the title through beginning at the qualifying stage.
Zhao and Tian won the 2010 Asian Games gold medal after vanquishing compatriots Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang 20–22, 21–15, and 21–12.
Zhao also participated in China's women's team which gain a gold medal too.
She then partnered with Zhang Nan in the mixed and occupied the world number 1 in January 2011.
In January, Zhao and Zhang won the World Superseries Finals (having held during January 2011) in Taipei.
Zhao also reached the final in the women's doubles with Cheng.
Two weeks later, they triumphed at Seoul by winning the Korea Open.
Zhao and Tian reached the women's doubles final as well.
In August, at the 2011 BWF World Championships in London, Zhao and Zhang won the mixed doubles title, with this being Zhao's first ever overall World Championship gold medal and first ever mixed doubles World Championship gold medal.
She also won a silver medal in the women's doubles with Tian as well.
In October, Zhao and Zhang reached the Denmark Open mixed doubles semi-final but they lost to Denmark's Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen 12–21, 21–14, and 20–22.
However, Zhao and Zhao managed to reverse this, by winning against Fischer Nielsen and Pedersen in the mixed doubles finals at both the Hong Kong and China Open's. In December, Zhao and Zhang won the World Superseries Finals, successfully defending the title first won in January of the 2011 year.
In July–August at the London Olympics, she won two gold medals in the mixed doubles with Zhang Nan and women's doubles with Tian Qing.
She is the first and only badminton player to have ever won two gold medals in the same Olympic edition, winning in both the mixed and women's doubles categories in 2012.
Zhao joins the ranks with nine other players with two Olympic gold medals, the highest number of gold medals won by any badminton player.
After separated with Cheng, Zhao competed in the women's doubles event with Tian Qing, and again topped the world ranking in September 2012.
In August, at the 2013 BWF World Championships in Guangzhou, she won bronze in both the mixed doubles with Zhang and the women's doubles with Tian.
Through her performance at the 2014 and 2015 BWF World Championships, she became the first player to win two gold medals in two consecutive BWF World Championships.
In August, at the 2014 BWF World Championships in Copenhagen, she won both the mixed doubles with Zhang and the women's doubles with Tian, with this being Zhao's first World Championship women's doubles gold medal.
In September, Zhao and Zhang won the 2014 Asian Games mixed doubles title, avenging the loss from four years ago.
In December, Zhao and Zhang won the Dubai World Superseries Finals.
Zhao was also awarded as the 2014 BWF Female Player of the Year.
As of the 2015 BWF World Championships, she has become the most successful player in the World Championship medal count, with a total of ten medals, overtaking Gao Ling, who has a total of nine.
In addition, by winning the 2015 BWF World Championships mixed doubles title, she and partner Zhang Nan have won three World Championship mixed doubles titles, the first pairing ever to have done so.
Zhao had won numerous prestigious titles both in the mixed and women's doubles including the Olympics, World Championships, Asian Games, Asian Championships, and All England Open Championships, as well as the World Mixed Team Championships (Sudirman Cup), World Women's Team Championships (Uber Cup), Asian Games Women's Team gold medal, and Asia Women's Team Championships.
She is regarded by many as one of the best female doubles players in the history of badminton alongside past greats, such as former teammate Gao Ling.
Zhao has achieved massive overall success in both the mixed and women's doubles, having won a total of 63 individual career titles (38 in mixed, 25 in women's doubles).
Among these 63 individual titles, 42 of them are Superseries titles (27 in mixed, 15 in women's doubles), making her the third most successful player in terms of overall Superseries achievements, and the most-successful female player in this regard as well.
In August, at the 2015 BWF World Championships in Jakarta, she successfully defended her titles in both the mixed and women's doubles with partner Zhao and Tian respectively.
In April–May, Zhao and Zhang won the Asian Championships.
After the 2016 Olympics, Zhao retired from international badminton competition.
Zhao played with Tian Qing in the women's doubles and with Zhang Nan in the mixed doubles.
In August, she and Zhang won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
This is her third Olympic medal in addition to the two golds won four years ago.
One and a half years after her retirement from the international tournaments, Zhao returning to the national team as an assistant coach.