ATHLETE

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 431,559 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Wang Yihan is the 4,735th most popular athlete (down from 3,298th in 2019), the 1,410th most popular biography from China (down from 1,220th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Chinese Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wang Yihan ranks 4,735 out of 6,025. Before her are Yelena Soboleva, Kriss Akabusi, Ferguson Rotich, Tim Harden, Terrence Agard, and Elizabeta Samara. After her are Margaret Wambui, Elena Osipova, Mads Andersen, Andraž Vehovar, Sally Pearson, and Sylvain André.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Wang Yihan ranks 962. Before her are Stefan Mitrović, Stefanos Athanasiadis, Zhang Hong, Winner Anacona, Jahmir Hyka, and Leon Balogun. After her are Elderson Echiéjilé, John-John Dohmen, Everton Luiz, Ambyr Childers, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, and Jess Wade.

Others Born in 1988

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Yihan ranks 1,410 out of 1,610. Before her are Zhang Boheng (2000), Deng Linlin (1992), Liao Hui (1987), Zeng Cheng (1987), Hui Ruoqi (1991), and Zhang Hong (1988). After her are Wang Jiao (1988), Shanshan Feng (1989), Feng Tianwei (1986), Yang Jiayu (1996), Liu Yuxiang (1975), and Zhang Anda (1991).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Zhang Boheng

    Zhang Boheng

    GYMNAST

    2000 - Present

    HPI: 38.09

    Rank: 1,404

  • Photo of Deng Linlin

    Deng Linlin

    GYMNAST

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 38.03

    Rank: 1,405

  • Photo of Liao Hui

    Liao Hui

    ATHLETE

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 38.01

    Rank: 1,406

  • Photo of Zeng Cheng

    Zeng Cheng

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 38.00

    Rank: 1,407

  • Photo of Hui Ruoqi

    Hui Ruoqi

    VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 37.97

    Rank: 1,408

  • Photo of Zhang Hong

    Zhang Hong

    SKATER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 37.95

    Rank: 1,409

  • Photo of Wang Yihan

    Wang Yihan

    ATHLETE

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 37.94

    Rank: 1,410

  • Photo of Wang Jiao

    Wang Jiao

    WRESTLER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 37.84

    Rank: 1,411

  • Photo of Shanshan Feng

    Shanshan Feng

    GOLFER

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 37.82

    Rank: 1,412

  • Photo of Feng Tianwei

    Feng Tianwei

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 37.81

    Rank: 1,413

  • Photo of Yang Jiayu

    Yang Jiayu

    ATHLETE

    1996 - Present

    HPI: 37.80

    Rank: 1,414

  • Photo of Liu Yuxiang

    Liu Yuxiang

    ATHLETE

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 37.77

    Rank: 1,415

  • Photo of Zhang Anda

    Zhang Anda

    SNOOKER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 37.73

    Rank: 1,416

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Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Wang Yihan ranks 82. Before her are Chen Ruolin (1992), Liu Jia (1982), Ko Lai Chak (1976), Yang Min (1963), Álvaro Fernández (null), and Liao Hui (1987). After her are Yang Jiayu (1996), Liu Yuxiang (1975), Liu Chunhong (1983), Zhou Yang (1991), Xue Haifeng (1980), and Wang Lei (1981).

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