Iris Wang (born September 2, 1994) is an American

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player who competed at the

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Personal life

Wang was born in

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

Career

Wang won a bronze medal in the women's doubles at the

2010 Pan Am Badminton Championships The XVI 2010 Pan Am Badminton Championships were held in Curitiba, Brazil, between October 21 and October 24, 2010. This event was part of the 2010 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix series of the Badminton World Federation. Venue *Clube Curitib ...

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 The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011, were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby c ...

in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, after losing to Canadian player

Michelle Li Michelle Li (born November 3, 1991) is a Canadian badminton player. Li is the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion and the first Canadian to win an individual gold medal in women's singles badminton at the Commonwealth Games. She has won gold in bo ...

. 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 The Brazil International is the most important international open badminton tournament of Brazil. It is held since the year 1984. Brazilian National Badminton Championships started in 1991. It is part of the BWF International Series The BWF Intern ...

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 The XIX 2014 Pan Am Badminton Championships were held in Markham, Canada, between October 13 and October 19, 2014. This event was part of the 2014 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix series of the Badminton World Federation. Venue *Markham Pan Am ...

. At the

2015 Pan American Games The 2015 Pan American Games (), officially the XVII Pan American Games () and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games (Toronto 2015), were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the 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 Rachel Honderich (born 21 April 1996) is a Canadian badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She has been one of the top ranked women's individual and doubles player on the continent and a contender in major international competitions. She is a vi ...

of Canada. In February 2016, Wang was part of the United States squad that won the women's team gold medal at the Pan American Team Continental Championships. Wang defeated Canada's Kyleigh O'Donoghue 21–12, 21–4, as the US won the final 3–2. As of May 2016, Wang was ranked 33rd in the world for women's singles. The 34 highest ranked athletes, with a maximum of two per nation, earned qualification for the women's singles event in at the

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The

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confirmed Wang's place in the United States team on May 10, 2016.

Achievements

Pan American Games

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

Pan American Championships

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on March 19, 2017, and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

Badminton World Federation The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member ...

(BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Women's singles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 5 runners-up)

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' :

BWF International Challenge The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament

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