Iris Wang

Iris Wang
Personal information
Country	United States
Born	(1994-09-02) September 2, 1994 (age 22) Pasadena, California
Residence	Arcadia, California
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Handedness	Right
Current ranking	33 (May 5, 2016)
Medal record Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Women's doubles 2015 Toronto Women's singles Pan Am Championships 2014 Markham Mixed team 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team 2010 Curitiba Mixed team 2010 Curitiba Women's doubles 2009 Guadalajara Women's doubles
BWF profile

Iris Wang (Chinese: 王苑力; born September 2, 1994) is an American badminton player who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Wang was born in Pasadena, California on September 2, 1994 to Chinese parents. Her older sister, Rena Wang, is also an international badminton player.

Wang won a bronze medal in the women's doubles at the 2010 Pan Am Badminton Championships playing alongside her sister Rena. In 2011, she was eliminated at the quarterfinal stage of the women's singles at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, after losing to Canadian player Michelle Li. Competing alongside her sister Rena, Wang won a silver medal in the women's doubles.

At the 2013 Pan Am Badminton Championships she won a silver medal in the team event as part of the United States squad. Wang won the gold medal at the 2014 Brazil International tournament, defeating Lohaynny Vicente in the final. She also won gold medals at the Mercosul International and Argentina International events. She was part of the United States squad that won a team silver medal at the 2014 Pan Am Badminton Championships.

At the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Wang won a bronze medal in the women's singles. She defeated Damaris Ortiz Prada of Venezuela, Luana Vicente of Brazil and Daniela Macias of Peru, before losing her semifinal to Rachel Honderich of Canada.

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