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Wang Yihan

1988 - Today

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Wang Yihan (born 18 January 1988) is a retired Chinese professional badminton player and former women's singles world champion and Olympic silver medalist. Wang started her career with her coach Wang Pengren at only nine years of age. She was selected for the junior team in 2004, and after being promoted to the senior team in 2006, she began to shine in major tournaments. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wang Yihan has received more than 402,494 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Wang Yihan is the 3,299th most popular athlete (down from 2,153rd in 2019), the 1,224th most popular biography from China (down from 1,046th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Chinese Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 26.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wang Yihan ranks 3,299 out of 3,059Before her are Mubarak Hassan Shami, Fabien Claude, Priscah Jeptoo, Karol Zalewski, Hripsime Khurshudyan, and Anton Babikov. After her are Krisztián Tóth, Josip Glasnović, Óscar Brayson, Fatima Whitbread, Peter Kauzer, and Annekatrin Thiele.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Wang Yihan ranks 891Before her are Evaldas Šiškevičius, Tatyana Chernova, Erton Fejzullahu, Austin Daye, Claudia Faniello, and Sara Isaković. After her are David Lemieux, Caiuby, Florin Gardoș, Zhou Lulu, Kayleigh McEnany, and Jhonas Enroth.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Yihan ranks 1,224 out of 1,392Before her are He Kexin (1992), Yuan Xinyue (1996), Wei Qiuyue (1988), Xu Lili (1988), Zhang Yufei (1998), and Zhang Changning (1995). After her are Wang Dalei (1989), Zeng Cheng (1987), Zhou Lulu (1988), Zhang Jiewen (1981), Yu Jing (1985), and Xu Chen (1984).

Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Wang Yihan ranks 51Before her are Zhou Yang (1991), Liu Chunhong (1983), Wang Lei (1981), Qin Kai (1986), Wang Han (1991), and Xu Lili (1988). After her are Zhou Lulu (1988), Xie Siyi (1996), Zhao Yunlei (1986), Quan Hongchan (2007), Guo Wenjun (1984), and He Chong (1987).