1975 - Today
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 194,359 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Zhang Ning is the 14th most popular badminton player (down from 12th in 2019), the 990th most popular biography from China (down from 913th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Badminton Player.
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Among badminton players, Zhang Ning ranks 14 out of 81. Before her are Viktor Axelsen, Carolina Marín, Alan Budikusuma, Chen Long, Prakash Padukone, and Hendrawan. After her are Kento Momota, Rexy Mainaky, Lee Yong-dae, Xie Xingfang, Bang Soo-hyun, and Markis Kido.
1994 - Present
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 8
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 9
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 10
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 11
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.38
Rank: 12
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 13
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.89
Rank: 14
1994 - Present
HPI: 35.90
Rank: 15
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 16
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 17
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.87
Rank: 18
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 19
1984 - 2021
HPI: 33.94
Rank: 20
Among people born in 1975, Zhang Ning ranks 387. Before her are Koji Uehara, Ana Paula Arósio, Andrés Scotti, Dustin Lance Black, Boris Živković, and Lisa Miskovsky. After her are Karnam Malleswari, Evanílson, Joel Aguilar, Carla Gallo, Jiří Novák, and Reema bint Bandar Al Saud.
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 381
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.10
Rank: 382
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.05
Rank: 383
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.97
Rank: 384
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.90
Rank: 385
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.89
Rank: 386
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.89
Rank: 387
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 388
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 389
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.82
Rank: 390
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.73
Rank: 391
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 392
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.67
Rank: 393
Among people born in China, Zhang Ning ranks 990 out of 1,392. Before her are Wang Yifu (1960), Li Weifeng (1978), Wang Nan (1978), Zheng Jie (1983), Chen Jing (1968), and Sa Dingding (1979). After her are Trinley Thaye Dorje (1983), Zhang Yiming (1983), Chen Hao (1979), Ken Liu (1976), Zhang Yining (1981), and Xu Haifeng (1957).
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 984
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 985
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 986
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 987
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 988
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.91
Rank: 989
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.89
Rank: 990
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 991
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.83
Rank: 992
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.82
Rank: 993
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 994
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 995
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 996
Among badminton players born in China, Zhang Ning ranks 3. Before her are Lin Dan (1983) and Chen Long (1989). After her are Xie Xingfang (1981), Fu Haifeng (1984), Cai Yun (1980), Gao Ling (1979), Li Xuerui (1991), Yu Yang (1986), Gong Zhichao (1977), Zhang Jun (1977), and Yang Wei (1979).
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 1
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 2
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.89
Rank: 3
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.87
Rank: 4
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.21
Rank: 5
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.12
Rank: 6
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.08
Rank: 7
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.42
Rank: 8
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 9
1977 - Present
HPI: 28.31
Rank: 10
1977 - Present
HPI: 28.15
Rank: 11
1979 - Present
HPI: 27.92
Rank: 12