BADMINTON PLAYER

Zhang Ning

1975 - Today

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Zhang Ning (simplified Chinese: 张宁; traditional Chinese: 張寧; pinyin: Zhāng Níng; born 19 May 1975) is a former Chinese badminton player. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008. She has played badminton on the world scene since the mid-1990s and has been particularly successful since 2002 while in her late twenties and early thirties, relatively late for singles at the highest level, and especially for top players in the Chinese system who are developed very early. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Ning has received more than 216,112 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Zhang Ning is the 13th most popular badminton player (up from 14th in 2019), the 1,149th most popular biography from China (down from 987th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Badminton Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Zhang Ning ranks 13 out of 117. Before her are Peter Gade, Alan Budikusuma, Carolina Marín, Viktor Axelsen, Bang Soo-hyun, and Prakash Padukone. After her are Rexy Mainaky, Hendra Setiawan, Kento Momota, Rashid Sidek, Xie Xingfang, and Markis Kido.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Zhang Ning ranks 506. Before her are Francisco Rubio, Gianluca Basile, Omar Rodríguez-López, Vladyslav Vashchuk, Kool Savas, and Ademola Okulaja. After her are Sonali Bendre, Gal Fridman, Iddo Goldberg, Marta Domínguez, Miyuki Izumi, and Anne Kremer.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Ning ranks 1,149 out of 1,610. Before her are Xu Haifeng (1957), Ding Ning (1990), Xiong Ni (1974), Li Qin (1990), Su Bingtian (1989), and Guo Jianmei (1961). After her are Xu Yuhua (1976), Li Ming (1971), Chen Yueling (1968), Li Xiaoxia (1988), Chen Dong (1978), and Han Xiaopeng (1982).

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  • Photo of Xu Haifeng

    Xu Haifeng

    ATHLETE

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 37.19

    Rank: 1,143

  • Photo of Ding Ning

    Ding Ning

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 37.16

    Rank: 1,144

  • Photo of Xiong Ni

    Xiong Ni

    POLITICIAN

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 37.12

    Rank: 1,145

  • Photo of Li Qin

    Li Qin

    ACTOR

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 37.08

    Rank: 1,146

  • Photo of Su Bingtian

    Su Bingtian

    ATHLETE

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 37.07

    Rank: 1,147

  • Photo of Guo Jianmei

    Guo Jianmei

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 37.06

    Rank: 1,148

  • Photo of Zhang Ning

    Zhang Ning

    BADMINTON PLAYER

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 37.04

    Rank: 1,149

  • Photo of Xu Yuhua

    Xu Yuhua

    CHESS PLAYER

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 36.99

    Rank: 1,150

  • Photo of Li Ming

    Li Ming

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 36.95

    Rank: 1,151

  • Photo of Chen Yueling

    Chen Yueling

    ATHLETE

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 36.92

    Rank: 1,152

  • Photo of Li Xiaoxia

    Li Xiaoxia

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 36.90

    Rank: 1,153

  • Photo of Chen Dong

    Chen Dong

    ASTRONAUT

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 36.86

    Rank: 1,154

  • Photo of Han Xiaopeng

    Han Xiaopeng

    ATHLETE

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 36.77

    Rank: 1,155

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In China

Among badminton players born in China, Zhang Ning ranks 2. Before her are Lin Dan (1983). After her are Xie Xingfang (1981), Chen Long (1989), Gao Ling (1979), Cai Yun (1980), Fu Haifeng (1984), Yang Wei (1979), Ji Xinpeng (1977), Zhang Jun (1977), Li Xuerui (1991), and Chen Yufei (1998).

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