Gong Ruina

Gong Ruina (simplified Chinese: 龚睿那; traditional Chinese: 龔睿那; pinyin: Gōng Ruìnà; born 23January 1981) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Gong.
Gong Ruina
Personal information
Country China
Born (1981-01-23) January 23, 1981
Anhua County, Hunan, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
2001 Seville Women's singles
2003 Birmingham Women's singles
1999 Copenhagen Women's singles
Uber Cup
2004 Jakarta Women's team
2002 Guangzhou Women's team
2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
2002 Busan Women's team
2002 Busan Women's singles
Asian Championships
1998 Bangkok Women's singles
World Junior Championships
1998 Melbourne Girls' singles
1998 Melbourne Girls' doubles
Asia Junior Championships
1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
1997 Manila Girls' singles
1997 Manila Girls' team
1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles
1997 Manila Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

Gong Ruina was one of the world's leading women's singles players, former World No. 1 in the first few years of the 21st century.[2] She won a number of top tier international titles including the 2001 IBF World Championships in Seville, Spain and the venerable All-England Championships (2004).[3] In both of these events she defeated fellow countrywoman Zhou Mi, one of her principal rivals, in the finals. On the other hand, Gong was beaten by Zhou in the final of the Asian Games (2002), and was denied a bronze medal by her at the 2004 Athens Olympics after each had been beaten in the semifinals.[4]

Gong played singles for China's world champion Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 2002 and 2004. Her other individual titles included the Brunei (1998), Swedish (1999), Malaysia (2001), China (2002), Indonesia (2002), Denmark (2003), and Swiss (2004) Opens. She was a bronze medalist at the 1999 IBF World Championships in Copenhagen, and a silver medalist behind fellow countrywoman Zhang Ning at the 2003 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England.[1]

Gong retired in the prime of their career to explore other opportunities in her life in June 2005.[3] She once lived in Hong Kong with her husband, a Chinese entrepreneur who has a company in Hong Kong, and with her two children.[5][6] She now work as the head coach of the Hunan province amateur badminton team.[7][8]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Zhang Ning 6–11, 3–11 Silver
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Zhou Mi 11–9, 11–4 Gold
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Camilla Martin 11–6, 9–11, 3–11 Bronze

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Zhou Mi 1–11, 1–11 Silver

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Bangkok, Thailand Gong Zhichao 5–11, 5–11 Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Hu Ting 3–11, 13–10, 11–7 Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Huang Sui Zhang Jiewen
Xie Xingfang		 15–3, 13–15, 10–15 Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hu Ting 6–11, 2–11 Silver
1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines Zhou Mi Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Huang Sui Lee Hyo-jung
Jun Woul-sihk		 15–13, 15–8 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines Jiang Shan Cheng Rui
Gao Ling		 6–15, 5–15 Bronze

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
2004 Japan Open Mia Audina 11–7, 7–11, 7–11 Runner-up
2004 All England Open Zhou Mi 11–7, 11–7 Winner
2004 Swiss Open Mia Audina 13–11, 11–0 Winner
2003 China Open Zhou Mi 10–13, 1–11 Runner-up
2003 Hong Kong Open Zhang Ning 5–11, 9–11 Runner-up
2003 Denmark Open Zhou Mi 4–11, 13–10, 11–3 Winner
2002 China Open Zhang Ning 11–5, 11–8 Winner
2002 Denmark Open Camilla Martin 5–11, 11–3, 7–11 Runner-up
2002 Indonesia Open Zhang Ning 11–6, 11–7 Winner
2002 Korea Open Zhang Ning 0–7, 7–5, 1–7, 2–7 Runner-up
2001 China Open Zhou Mi 2–7, 0–7, 4–7 Runner-up
2001 Malaysia Open Zhou Mi 7–3, 7–2, 7–4 Winner
2001 Japan Open Zhou Mi 8–11, 0–11 Runner-up
2000 Dutch Open Zhou Mi 7–11, 11–9, 8–11 Runner-up
2000 Swiss Open Dai Yun 5–11, 12–13 Runner-up
1999 China Open Zhou Mi 6–11, 5–11 Runner-up
1999 Thailand Open Dai Yun 6–11, 5–11 Runner-up
1999 Malaysia Open Dai Yun 6–11, 3–11 Runner-up
1999 Swedish Open Kim Ji-hyun 11–8, 11–5 Winner
1999 Korea Open Zhou Mi 6–11, 12–13 Runner-up
1998 Brunei Open Zhou Mi 11–7, 11–4 Winner
1997 Hong Kong Open Wu Huimin 11–3, 8–11, 11–5 Winner

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Footnotes
  1. Some sources give 龚睿娜.
  2. The pronunciation of this name might also be Gōng Ruìnǎ. Please verify.

References
  1. "Gong Ruina". www.china.org.cn. China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. "Catch Li Li live on Ch 5". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. "Gong Ruina Retires at the Top of Her Game". www.badminton-information.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. "Gong Ruina at the Olympics". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. "People – Gong Ruina a Happy Mother". Badzine.net. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. "Gong Ruina resign as deputy director of Yiyang City Merchants Venture". www.top-news.top. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  7. "Lin Dan offers tips for amateur shuttlers". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. "第十三届全运会羽球盛宴 民间高手唱主角" (in Chinese). Chinese Badminton Association. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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