Yao Fen (; born January 2, 1967) is a Chinese former international level women's

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player.

Career

A doubles specialist, Yao won a number of top tier events on the world circuit in the early 1990s. Her earliest international success came in partnership with Lai Caiqin with whom she captured women's doubles' titles at the

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Opens and the

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in 1990. In her most successful season, 1992, she paired with Lin Yanfen to win the

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s, the

, the

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, and the prestigious All-England Championships. Yao and Lin were bronze medalists at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and played doubles for China's world champion

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(women's international) team. In 1993 they won the

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women's doubles and were runners-up in defense of their title at the All England Championships.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Women's Doubles''

World Cup

''Women's Doubles''

Asian Games

''Women's Doubles''

Asian Cup

''Women's Doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix (10 titles, 4 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's Singles'' ''Women's Doubles''

IBF International

''Women's doubles''

External links

Yao Fen at databaseOlympics.com
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yao, Fen 1967 births Living people Chinese female badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for China Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic medalists in badminton Asian Games medalists in badminton Badminton players from Hainan Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games