Medal record | ||
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Women's badminton | ||
Representing China | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2008 Beijing | Doubles | |
World Championships | ||
2009 Hyderabad | Doubles | |
2005 Anaheim | Doubles | |
2007 Kuala Lumpur | Doubles | |
Sudirman Cup | ||
2007 Glasgow | Team | |
2009 Guangzhou | Team |
Zhang Yawen (simplified Chinese: 张亚雯; traditional Chinese: 張亞雯; pinyin: Zhāng Yàwén; born 9 March 1985 in Chongqing) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
Zhang has specialized in women's doubles and mixed doubles, earning numerous international titles in both events. At various times she has partnered either Zhang Dan, or Zhao Tingting, or Wei Yili to women's doubles victories at the French (2002, 2007), German (2004), Thailand (2004), Singapore (2005, 2007), Indonesia (2006), China (2008), and Hong Kong (2008) Opens. Prior to 2009 her biggest triumph came with Wei Yili at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2007 where they defeated compatriots Gao Ling and Huang Sui, and Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen, the two dominant teams of the era, respectively in the semifinals and finals. All of her mixed doubles titles have been earned in partnership with Xie Zhongbo and they include the Badminton World Cup (2005), the China Masters (2006, 2008), and the Hong Kong (2005, 2008), Indonesia (2006), Macau (2007), and Thailand (2008) Opens.