Wang Wei
王伟
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1979-09-15) 15 September 1979
Shanghai, China
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessLeft[1]
EventMen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Guangzhou Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Manila Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Silkeborg Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Wang Wei (Chinese: 王伟; born 15 September 1979) was a former Chinese badminton player from Shanghai.[2] In the junior event, he participated at the 1996 World Junior Championships clinched a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Lu Ying.[3]

In 2001, he represented Shanghai at the National Games, and won a gold medal in the men's doubles event with Zhang Wei.[4] He also won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the men's doubles event with Cheng Rui.

Wang was part of the national men's team that won a bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea and at the Thomas Cup in Guangzhou.[5][6] Partnered with Zhao Tingting, he settled for a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the mixed doubles event. His best achievements in the World Grand Prix tournament was a runner-up at the 2002 Malaysia Open in the mixed doubles event with Zhang Yawen.

In 2003, he was a mixed doubles runner-up at the National Championships tournament with his partner Zhang Jiewen. He competed at the World Championships with Cheng Rui in the men's doubles event, but finished in the quarter finals defeated by the Indonesian pair Sigit Budiarto and Candra Wijaya in straight games.

In 2004, he won a silver medal at the World University Championships.

He once served as a coach in Linyi Normal University,[7] and as a Chinese national second team head coach.[8][9]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 PhilSports Arena,
Manila, Philippines		 China Cheng Rui Indonesia Tony Gunawan
Indonesia Candra Wijaya		 4–15, 14–17 BronZe Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Bangkok, Thailand China Zhao Tingting China Zhang Jun
China Gao Ling		 4–11, 3–11 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Silkeborg Hallerne,
Silkeborg, Denmark		 China Lu Ying China Cheng Rui
China Gao Ling		 15–4, 15–10 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Malaysia Open China Zhang Yawen England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms		 9–11, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Mongolian Satellite China Zhang Lei South Korea Han Sang-hoon
South Korea Lee Yong-dae		 3–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 French International China Cheng Rui China Sang Yang
China Zheng Bo		 8–7, 7–1, 7–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Mongolian Satellite China Tao Xiaolan South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Ha Jung-eun		 7–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Wang Wei". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "王伟 Wang Wei" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Grossman, Mike (24 November 1996). "Malaysians Chan and Gan take World Junior Male Doubles Crown". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "九运会羽毛球男子双打决赛张尉/王伟获冠军" (in Chinese). Sohu. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "中国将派出历史上最大的代表团参加釜山亚运会" (in Chinese). China News Service. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "中国队不当垫脚石-汤杯半决赛中马拼死相争" (in Chinese). People's Daily. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "中国海洋大学主教练王伟：赢得不满意" (in Chinese). Sohu. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "夏煊泽张军入主国羽" (in Chinese). Phoenix New Media. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  9. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (14 October 2017). "By the Dozen! – Final: BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2017". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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