Li Li (; born 7 July 1983) is a Chinese-born Singaporean
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...
player.
Early life
Li was born in
Wuhan
Wuhan; is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of over eleven million, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the List of cities in China by population, eighth-most-populous city in China. It is also one of the nine National cent ...
, China and moved to Singapore in 1997. She became a Singapore citizen in 2002.
Career
Li won the
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...
women's singles gold medal by beating favourite
Tracey Hallam
Tracey Jayne Hallam (born 24 March 1975) is a former English badminton player.
Career
Hallam played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In women's singles, she defeated Juliane Schenk of Germany and Camilla Martin of Denmark in the first ...
of
England
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in four sets, causing a major upset for the home team. It was the first Commonwealth Games badminton gold for Singapore.
Li was part of the women's team at the
2003 Southeast Asian Games
The 2003 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 22nd Southeast Asian Games, SEA Games 22 and also known as Vietnam 2003, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held from 5 to 13 December 2003 in Hanoi, Vietnam. This was the first t ...
which won the gold medal. Li also played at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
, losing to
Gong Ruina
Gong Ruina (; born on 23 January 1981) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
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. She won a ...
of
China
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in the round of 32. At the
2006 Asian Games
The 2006 Asian Games (), officially known as the XV Asiad or 15th Asian Games (, and commonly known as Doha 2006 (), were an Asian multi-sport event held in Doha, Qatar, from December 1 to 15, 2006, with 424 events in 39 sports featured in the ga ...
, she was part of the women's team which took the bronze medal.
Li resigned from the
Singapore Badminton Association
Singapore Badminton Association (abbreviation: SBA) is the Sports governing body, national governing body for badminton in Singapore. It governs, encourages and develops the sport throughout the country.
Founded in 1929, the SBA is an affilia ...
in January 2008 and returned to Wuhan.
Awards
Li received the 2003 and 2005 Meritorious Award from the
Singapore National Olympic Committee.
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
''Women's singles''
SEA Games
''Women's singles''
BWF International Challenge/Series
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
References
External links
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BBC
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1983 births
Living people
Badminton players from Wuhan
Chinese emigrants to Singapore
Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent
Naturalised citizens of Singapore
Chinese female badminton players
21st-century Chinese sportswomen
Singaporean female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players for Singapore
Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Singapore
Commonwealth Games gold medallists in badminton
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Singapore
Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton
Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
Asian Games badminton players for Singapore
Asian Games medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games
SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore
SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
SEA Games medalists in badminton
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