Gong Zhichao
Gong Zhichao 龚智超 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Anhua, Hunan, China | 15 December 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Li Lingwei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Gong Zhichao (
Career
Gong was one of the world's leading women's singles players between her first international titles in 1996 and her retirement in 2002. She won some of the world's biggest tournaments, including the venerable
Unfortunately for Gong, her biggest triumph in an event for individual players, women's singles at the 2000 Olympic Games, is tainted by controversy. According to his later statement, China's head badminton coach Li Yongbo instructed Gong's semifinal opponent, teammate Ye Zhaoying, to "throw" the match against her, on his assumption that Gong would have the better chance to defeat Denmark's Camilla Martin in the final.[1] Whatever the effect of these "instructions" on Ye, a two time former IBF World Champion, she lost the match to Gong 8-11, 8-11, who in turn defeated reigning IBF World Champion Martin for the gold medal 13–10, 11–3.
Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Sydney, Australia
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13–10, 11–3 | ![]() |
World Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | ![]() |
10–13, 4–11 | ![]() | |
1997 | ![]() |
11–12, 8–11 | ![]() |
World Cup
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
10–13, 9–11 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
11–1, 5–11, 6–11 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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2–11, 4–11 | ![]() |
1998 | Bangkok, Thailand
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5–11, 12–11 | ![]() |
1996 | Surabaya, Indonesia
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11–7, 11–1 | ![]() |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | All England Open | ![]() |
11–7, 11–3 | ![]() |
2000
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Grand Prix Finals | ![]() |
5–7, 7–5, 1–7, 0–7 | ![]() |
2000 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
11–6, 11–8 | ![]() |
2000 | Japan Open | ![]() |
11–7, 11–3 | ![]() |
2000 | All England Open | ![]() |
11–5, 8–11, 11–5 | ![]() |
1999 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
5–11, 11–5, 7–11 | ![]() |
1999 | Japan Open | ![]() |
11–1, 5–11, 6–11 | ![]() |
1998 | Swedish Open | ![]() |
10–12, 8–11 | ![]() |
1998 | Japan Open | ![]() |
11–1, 11–4 | ![]() |
1997 | China Open | ![]() |
11–1, 11–5 | ![]() |
1997 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
6–11, 6–11 | ![]() |
1997 | All England Open | ![]() |
3–11, 1–11 | ![]() |
1997 | Swedish Open | ![]() |
11–4, 11–4 | ![]() |
1997 | Korea Open | ![]() |
11–6, 10–12, 4–11 | ![]() |
1997 | Japan Open | ![]() |
3–11, 11–2, 5–11 | ![]() |
1996 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
12–11, 11–4 | ![]() |
1996 | Russian Open | ![]() |
7–11, 5–11 | ![]() |
References
External links
- Gong Zhichao at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Gong Zhichao at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)