Ge Fei (badminton)
Ge Fei (Chinese: 葛菲; pinyin: Gě Fēi; born 9 October 1975)[1] is a Chinese former badminton player who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history. Among many international titles, Ge won two Olympic gold medals and two IBF World Championship gold medals in the women's doubles with her regular partner Gu Jun and a World Championship gold medal in the mixed doubles with Liu Yong. Ge was also a member of Chinese teams that captured the Uber Cup (women's world team trophy) in 1998 and 2000. Ge and Gu Jun were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics, winning over thirty top tier international titles together. Ge Fei was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Born | Nantong, Jiangsu, China | 9 October 1975||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (WD with Gu Jun) 1 (XD with Liu Yong) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.
Olympic Games
- 1996
Ge Fei competed in 1996 Olympics in the women's doubles together with Gu Jun. They won the gold medal beating Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ock from Korea 15–5, 15–5 in the final.
- 2000
Ge also competed in 2000 Olympics in women's doubles with Gu Jun and in mixed doubles together with Liu Yong. In the women's doubles Ge and Gu beat Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei from China 15–5, 15–5 in the final. In mixed doubles she and Liu were upset in round of 16 by Chris Bruil and Erica van den Heuvel from the Netherlands 15–17, 7–15.
Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia | 15–5, 15–5 | |||
1996 | GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States | 15–5, 15–5 |
World Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | 15–4, 15–5 | |||
1997 | Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | 15–1, 15–7 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | 7–15, 15–7, 8–15 | |||
1997 | Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | 15–5, 16–17, 15–4 | |||
1995 | Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland | 5–15, 3–15 |
World Cup
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | 15–10, 9–15, 15–9 | |||
1996 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 15–6, 15–12 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | 12–15, 15–7, 15–10 |
Asian Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand |
12–15, 15–9, 15–11 | |||
1994 | Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan |
15–9, 7–15, 10–15 |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 15–8, 15–10 | |||
1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 15–8, 15–7 | |||
1995 | Beijing, China | 15–1, 15–4 | |||
1994 | Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China | 15–11, 18–14 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 7–15, 13–15 | |||
1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 7–15, 8–15 | |||
1995 | Beijing, China | 15–4, 12–15, 15–5 |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
IBF International
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1993 | Wimbledon International | 11–4, 11–6 |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Singapore International | 15–3, 15–3 | |||
1993 | Wimbledon International | 15–5, 15–6 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Singapore International | 15–7, 15–11 |
References
Sources
- Smash - Ge Fei at the Wayback Machine (archived December 15, 2006)
- "GE Fei at InternationalBadminton.org". Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- Ge Fei at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)