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Li Xuerui
Winning the 2012 Olympic women’s badminton singles title.
Olympic gold · All England champion
- Born
- 24 January 1991
- Birthplace
- Chongqing, China
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Li Xuerui
Chinese badminton player who rose to world number one and twice reached the world championship final. A serious knee injury interrupted her later career.
Early life
Chongqing beginnings
Started badminton at seven through local clubs.
Junior competition
Developed through China’s youth system and won the Asian junior singles title in 2008.
Career
- 2010
Senior breakthrough
Won the Asian Championships and Macau Open.
- 2012
Top of the rankings
Rose to world number one after a breakthrough season.
- 2016–2018
Injury and comeback
Suffered a major knee injury at Rio and later returned to international singles.
- 2019
International retirement
Retired from the international circuit.
Achievements
Olympic gold
Beat Wang Yihan in the London women’s singles final.
All England champion
Won the prestigious Birmingham singles title.
World silver medals
Reached consecutive world championship finals.
Beyond sport
University study
Completed a degree at Huaqiao University.
Life after competition
Became a teacher at Chongqing University after her playing career.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Sport authority — career and achievements ↗Chongqing University faculty profile ↗Photo: Marek69. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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