Gao Ling
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Gao.
| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Badminton | |||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Mixed doubles | |
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Mixed doubles | |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Women's doubles | |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Women's doubles | |
Gao Ling (Chinese: 高凌, pinyin: Gāo Líng) (born 14 March 1979 in Wuhan, Hubei province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
Gao competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Huang Sui. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Eei Hui Chin and Pei Tty Wong of Malaysia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Gao and Huang beat Ann-Lou Jørgensen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark 15-6, 15-7. They won the semifinal against Zhao Tingting and Wei Yili of China 15-10, 17-14 but lost the final to Zhang Jiewen and Yang Wei, also of China, 7-15, 15-4, 15-8 to win the silver medal. Together with Huang Sui she became the 2006 World Champion in women's doubles.
She also competed in mixed double's with partner Zhang Jun. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Tsai Chia-Hsin and Cheng Wen-Hsing of Chinese Taipei in the second. In the quarterfinals, Gao and Zhang beat Frederik Bergström and Johanna Persson of Sweden 15-3, 15-1 to advance to the semifinals. There, they defeated Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark 15-9, 15-5. In the final, they defeated British pair Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms 15-1, 12-15, 15-12 to win the gold medal.
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