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Gong Ruina

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gong.

Gong Ruina (simplified Chinese: 龚睿那; traditional Chinese: 龔睿那; pinyin: Gōng Ruìnà; born on 23 January 1981) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China.[1]

Gong Ruina
龚睿那
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1981-01-23) January 23, 1981 (age 43)
Anhua County, Hunan, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Seville Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2003 Birmingham Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Jakarta Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Guangzhou Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Women's singles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Women's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Melbourne Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 1998 Melbourne Girls' doubles
Asia Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila Girls' team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Manila Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

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Gong Ruina was one of the world's leading women's singles players, former World No. 1 in the first few years of the 21st century.[2] She won a number of top tier international titles including the 2001 IBF World Championships in Seville, Spain and the venerable All-England Championships (2004).[3] In both of these events she defeated fellow countrywoman Zhou Mi, one of her principal rivals, in the finals. On the other hand, Gong was beaten by Zhou in the final of the Asian Games (2002), and was denied a bronze medal by her at the 2004 Athens Olympics after each had been beaten in the semifinals.[4]

Gong played singles for China's world champion Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 2002 and 2004. Her other individual titles included the Brunei (1998), Swedish (1999), Malaysia (2001), China (2002), Indonesia (2002), Denmark (2003), and Swiss (2004) Opens. She was a bronze medalist at the 1999 IBF World Championships in Copenhagen, and a silver medalist behind fellow countrywoman Zhang Ning at the 2003 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England.[1]

Gong retired in the prime of her career to explore other opportunities in her life in June 2005.[3] She once lived in Hong Kong with her husband, a Chinese entrepreneur who has a company in Hong Kong, and with her two children.[5][6] She now works as the head coach of the Hunan province amateur badminton team.[7][8]

Achievements

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World Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England   Zhang Ning 6–11, 3–11   Silver
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain   Zhou Mi 11–9, 11–4   Gold
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Camilla Martin 11–6, 9–11, 3–11   Bronze

Asian Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea   Zhou Mi 1–11, 1–11   Silver

Asian Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Bangkok, Thailand   Gong Zhichao 5–11, 5–11   Bronze

World Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia   Hu Ting 3–11, 13–10, 11–7   Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia   Huang Sui   Zhang Jiewen
  Xie Xingfang 		15–3, 13–15, 10–15   Silver

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Hu Ting 6–11, 2–11   Silver
1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines   Zhou Mi   Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Huang Sui   Lee Hyo-jung
  Jun Woul-sihk 		15–13, 15–8   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines   Jiang Shan   Cheng Rui
  Gao Ling 		6–15, 5–15   Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2004 Japan Open   Mia Audina 11–7, 7–11, 7–11   Runner-up
2004 All England Open   Zhou Mi 11–7, 11–7   Winner
2004 Swiss Open   Mia Audina 13–11, 11–0   Winner
2003 China Open   Zhou Mi 10–13, 1–11   Runner-up
2003 Hong Kong Open   Zhang Ning 5–11, 9–11   Runner-up
2003 Denmark Open   Zhou Mi 4–11, 13–10, 11–3   Winner
2002 China Open   Zhang Ning 11–5, 11–8   Winner
2002 Denmark Open   Camilla Martin 5–11, 11–3, 7–11   Runner-up
2002 Indonesia Open   Zhang Ning 11–6, 11–7   Winner
2002 Korea Open   Zhang Ning 0–7, 7–5, 1–7, 2–7   Runner-up
2001 China Open   Zhou Mi 2–7, 0–7, 4–7   Runner-up
2001 Malaysia Open   Zhou Mi 7–3, 7–2, 7–4   Winner
2001 Japan Open   Zhou Mi 8–11, 0–11   Runner-up
2000 Dutch Open   Zhou Mi 7–11, 11–9, 8–11   Runner-up
2000 Swiss Open   Dai Yun 5–11, 12–13   Runner-up
1999 China Open   Zhou Mi 6–11, 5–11   Runner-up
1999 Thailand Open   Dai Yun 6–11, 5–11   Runner-up
1999 Malaysia Open   Dai Yun 6–11, 3–11   Runner-up
1999 Swedish Open   Kim Ji-hyun 11–8, 11–5   Winner
1999 Korea Open   Zhou Mi 6–11, 12–13   Runner-up
1998 Brunei Open   Zhou Mi 11–7, 11–4   Winner
1997 Hong Kong Open   Wu Huimin 11–3, 8–11, 11–5   Winner

Record against selected opponents

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Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Footnotes

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  1. Some sources give 龚睿娜.
  2. The pronunciation of this name might also be Gōng Ruìnǎ. Please verify.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gong Ruina". www.china.org.cn. China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Catch Li Li live on Ch 5". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Gong Ruina Retires at the Top of Her Game". www.badminton-information.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Gong Ruina at the Olympics". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. ^ "People – Gong Ruina a Happy Mother". Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Gong Ruina resign as deputy director of Yiyang City Merchants Venture". www.top-news.top. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Lin Dan offers tips for amateur shuttlers". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ^ "第十三届全运会羽球盛宴 民间高手唱主角" (in Chinese). Chinese Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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