Yao Fen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yao.

Yao Fen (Chinese: 姚芬; born January 2, 1967) is a Chinese former international level women's badminton player.

Yao Fen 姚芬
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1967-01-02) 2 January 1967
Medal record Women's Badminton Representing China Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Women's doubles World Cup 1990 Bandung-Jakarta Women's doubles 1992 Guangzhou Women's doubles 1991 Macau Women's doubles 1993 New Delhi Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team Uber Cup 1990 Tokyo Women's team 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games 1990 Beijing Women's team 1990 Beijing Women's doubles Asian Cup 1991 Jakarta Women's doubles

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 Japan and Thailand Opens and the Badminton World Cup in 1990. In her most successful season, 1992, she paired with Lin Yanfen to win the China and Swedish Opens, the Badminton World Cup, the World Badminton Grand Prix, 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 1992 Uber Cup (women's international) team. In 1993 they won the French Open women's doubles and were runners-up in defense of their title at the All England Championships.

External links

• Yao Fen at databaseOlympics.com