Yang Wei

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yang Wei
Occupation	Badminton Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 13, 1979(1979-01-13)
Age	45
Birthplace	Guangdong
Country	People's Republic of China
Horoscope	Capricorn

Yang Wei Biography

Yang Wei is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on January 13, 1979 in Guangdong, People's Republic of China. Yang Wei (simplified Chinese: 杨维 ; traditional Chinese: 楊維 ; pinyin: Yáng Wéi ; Cantonese Yale: Yeung Wai ; born 13 January 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player. Yang grew up in Guangdong.

In 2008 Yang helped China to secure its sixth consecutive Uber Cup title and won women’s doubles at the Swiss, Thailand, and Malaysia Opens with Zhang Jiewen. At the Beijing Olympics where they were first seeded, however, Yang and Zhang were upset in the quarterfinals by Japan’s Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna. The event was eventually won by a younger Chinese pair, Du Jing and Yu Yang, perhaps signaling a changing of the guard in the Chinese dynasty. Yang Wei 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.

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.

Yang Wei Net Worth

Yang Wei is one of the richest Badminton Player from People's Republic of China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yang Wei 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A woman’s doubles specialist, Yang has won some forty international titles, most of them in the sport’s top tier events, since 1998. Prior to 2003 she partnered Huang Nanyan with whom she earned a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and gained the winning point against South Korea in the 2002 Uber Cup (women’s world team championship) final. Her subsequent partnership with Zhang Jiewen has been even more successful as they have shared international domination with compatriot rivals Gao Ling and Huang Sui. Yang and Zhang captured gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics by defeating Gao and Huang in the final. They bested the same team in winning both the 2005 and 2007 BWF World Championships. On the other hand, Gao and Huang have been an obstacle for them at the prestigious All-England Championships, defeating Yang and Zhang in the 2003, 2004, and 2006 finals. Curiously, this is the one major tournament that neither Yang nor Zhang has ever won.

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). 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Yang Wei height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) Yang weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Yang Wei Dating?

According to our records, Yang Wei married to Yang Yun (m. 2008). As of December 1, 2023, Yang Wei’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Yang Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in People's Republic of China. Yang Wei celebrates birthday on January 13 of every year.