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Ye Zhaoying

1974 - Today

Ye Zhaoying

Ye Zhaoying (simplified Chinese: 叶钊颖; traditional Chinese: 葉釗穎; pinyin: Yè Zhāoyǐng; born 7 May 1974) is a retired badminton player from Hangzhou, China. Officially ranked as the number one women's singles player in the world for the first time in December 1995, she lost and regained that ranking several times during her career. Her best years as a player overlapped those of the slightly older Susi Susanti and Bang Soo-hyun, in what some see as a "golden" era in women's badminton. She retired after the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, and in 2002, she started a new career as a golfer, trained at the Tian An Golf Club. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ye Zhaoying is the 46th most popular badminton player, the 1,347th most popular biography from China and the 10th most popular Chinese Badminton Player.

Ye Zhaoying is most famous for being a top Chinese badminton player who won the women's singles title at the 1996 All England Open and was a key member of the Chinese national team during the 1990s. She also achieved significant success in international competitions, including winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Ye Zhaoying ranks 46 out of 117. Before her are Xie Xingfang, Jens Eriksen, Ricky Subagja, Candra Wijaya, Saina Nehwal, and Chou Tien-chen. After her are Tai Tzu-ying, Huang Hua, Chiharu Shida, Chung So-young, Greysia Polii, and Joachim Fischer Nielsen.

Most Popular Badminton Players in Wikipedia

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Xie Xingfang
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 40
Jens Eriksen
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 41
Ricky Subagja
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 42
Candra Wijaya
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 43
Saina Nehwal
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 44
Chou Tien-chen
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 45
Ye Zhaoying
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 46
Tai Tzu-ying
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 47
Huang Hua
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 48
Chiharu Shida
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 49
Chung So-young
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 50
Greysia Polii
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 51
Joachim Fischer Nielsen
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 52

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Ye Zhaoying ranks 983. Before her are Masaru Hashiguchi, Oriol Servià, Florin Popescu, Sergey Ryazansky, Farhan Akhtar, and Lasse Sætre. After her are Gilbert Agius, Gerald Sibon, Jared Rushton, Alberto Rodríguez, Martin Amerhauser, and Mindaugas Timinskas.

Others Born in 1974

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Masaru Hashiguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 977
Oriol Servià
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 978
Florin Popescu
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 979
Sergey Ryazansky
ASTRONAUT
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 980
Farhan Akhtar
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 981
Lasse Sætre
SKATER
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 982
Ye Zhaoying
BADMINTON PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 983
Gilbert Agius
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 984
Gerald Sibon
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 985
Jared Rushton
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 986
Alberto Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 987
Martin Amerhauser
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 988
Mindaugas Timinskas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 989