Gao Ling


Gao Ling 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 at the BWF World Championships, three of them in women's doubles with Huang Sui and one of them in mixed doubles with Zhang Jun. 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, and two with Zheng Bo.
She has been a member of the perennial world champion Chinese Uber Cup 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. 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
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Goudi Olympic Hall,
Athens, Greece		 Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		15–7, 4–15, 8–15 Silver
2000The Dome,
Sydney, Australia		 Qin Yiyuan Chung Jae-hee
Ra Kyung-min		15–10, 15–4 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Goudi Olympic Hall,
Athens, Greece		 Zhang Jun Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		15–1, 12–15, 15–12 Gold
2000The Dome,
Sydney, Australia		 Zhang Jun Trikus Haryanto
Minarti Timur		1–15, 15–13, 15–11 Gold

World Championships

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

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Putra Indoor Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Zheng Bo Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		16–21, 14–21 Silver
2003National Indoor Arena,
Birmingham, England		 Zhang Jun Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		7–15, 8–15 Silver
2001Palacio 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
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		21–19, 21–6 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Zhang Jun Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		15–21, 16–21 Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Aspire Hall 3,
Doha, Qatar		 Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		18–21, 23–21, 21–14 Gold
2002Gangseo Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea		 Huang Sui Lee Kyung-won
Ra Kyung-min		8–11, 7–11 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Aspire Hall 3,
Doha, Qatar		 Zheng Bo Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen		21–16, 25–23 Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Bangkok, Thailand Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		8–11, 6–11 Silver
2001Manila, Philippines Huang Sui Deyana Lomban
Vita Marissa		12–15, 15–4, 15–6 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Bangkok, Thailand Zhang Jun Khunakorn Sudhisodhi
Saralee Thungthongkam		11–7, 11–8 Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Silkeborg Hallerne,
Silkeborg, Denmark		 Yang Wei Lu Ying
Zhan Xubin		15–12, 15–8 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Silkeborg Hallerne,
Silkeborg, Denmark		 Cheng Rui Wang Wei
Lu Ling		4–15, 10–15 Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997Ninoy Aquino Stadium,
Manila, Philippines		 Yang Wei Chor Hooi Yee
Lim Pek Siah		 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997Ninoy Aquino Stadium,
Manila, Philippines		 Cheng Rui Chan Chong Ming
Lim Pek Siah		 Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. 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, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Korea Open Zhao Tingting Du Jing
Yu Yang		15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2008Malaysia Open Zhao Tingting Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		13–21, 21–16, 22–24 Runner-up
2007China Open Zhao Tingting Du Jing
Yu Yang		17–21, 21–15, 21–8 Winner
2007Korea Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		12–21, 21–14, 21–16 Winner
2007Malaysia Open Huang Sui Greysia Polii
Vita Marissa		19–21, 21–12, 21–11 Winner

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

BWF Grand Prix

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 since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Thailand Open Wei Yili Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		24–22, 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2009Philippines Open Wei Yili Shendy Puspa Irawati
Meiliana Jauhari		21–11, 21–11 Winner
2007Macau Open Huang Sui Lee Kyung-won
Lee Hyo-jung		21–15, 21–7 Winner
2007Thailand Open Huang Sui Du Jing
Yu Yang		Walkover Winner
2006Japan Open Huang Sui Zhang Yawen
Wei Yili		21–15, 21–17 Winner
2006Hong Kong Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		19–21, 21–15, 19–21 Runner-up
2006Macau Open Huang Sui Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won		17–21, 21–14, 21–14 Winner
2006Chinese Taipei Open Huang Sui Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won		18–21, 21–9, 17–21 Runner-up
2006Malaysia Open Huang Sui Du Jing
Yu Yang		9–21, 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2006China Masters Huang Sui Zhang Yawen
Wei Yili		21–12, 18–21, 21–14 Winner
2006All England Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		6–15, 15–11, 15–2 Winner
2006German Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		15–3, 11–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2005China Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		10–15, 4–15 Runner-up
2005Hong Kong Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		13–15, 15–8, 6–15 Runner-up
2005China Masters Huang Sui Du Jing
Yu Yang		4–15, 14–17 Runner-up
2005Malaysia Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		6–15, 8–15 Runner-up
2005Singapore Open Huang Sui Zhang Dan
Zhang Yawen		13–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2005All England Open Huang Sui Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting		15–10, 15–13 Winner
2005German Open Huang Sui Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting		15–4, 15–10 Winner
2004Malaysia Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		7–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2004All England Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		Walkover Winner
2004Swiss Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		Walkover Winner
2003China Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		15–8, 15–12 Winner
2003Hong Kong Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		17–14, 15–5 Winner
2003Malaysia Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		5–15, 15–1, 15–17 Runner-up
2003Indonesia Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		Walkover Winner
2003Singapore Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		16–17, 7–15 Runner-up
2003Japan Open Huang Sui Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting		10–13, 11–6, 11–5 Winner
2003All England Open Huang Sui Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		11–9, 11–7 Winner
2002China Open Huang Sui Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting		11–9, 11–3 Winner
2002Indonesia Open Huang Sui Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn
Saralee Thungthongkam		11–5, 11–4 Winner
2002Japan Open Huang Sui Lee Kyung-won
Ra Kyung-min		5–7, 7–1, 2–7, 8–6, 1–7 Runner-up
2002Korea Open Huang Sui Chen Lin
Jiang Xuelian		7–2, 7–3, 5–7, 7–3 Winner
2002All England Open Huang Sui Zhang Jiewen
Wei Yili		7–3, 7–5, 8–7 Winner
2001Malaysia Open Huang Sui Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei		1–7, 7–4, 3–7, 0–7 Runner-up
2001Japan Open Huang Sui Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei		15–13, 15–10 Winner
2001All England Open Huang Sui Wei Yili
Zhang Jiewen		10–15, 15–8, 15–9 Winner
2000Swiss Open Qin Yiyuan Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei		15–5, 8–15, 15–9 Winner
1999China Open Qin Yiyuan Ge Fei
Gu Jun		5–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1999Denmark Open Qin Yiyuan Chen Lin
Jiang Xuelian		15–12, 15–8 Winner
1999German Open Qin Yiyuan Chen Lin
Jiang Xuelian		13–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1999Thailand Open Qin Yiyuan Emma Ermawati
Vita Marissa		15–8, 15–2 Winner
1999Malaysia Open Qin Yiyuan Ge Fei
Gu Jun		8–15, 10–15 Runner-up

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

IBF International

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999French International Qin Yiyuan Ang Li Peng
Chor Hooi Yee		15–0, 15–3 Winner