Chen Long
Also to know is, who won the gold metal in the 2016 Rio Olympics for badminton male and female singles?
Medalists
| Event | Gold |
|---|---|
| Men’s singles | Chen Long China |
| Men’s doubles | China (CHN) Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan |
| Women’s singles | Carolina Marín Spain |
| Women’s doubles | Japan (JPN) Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
Accordingly, who won the gold medal in the 2016 mixed doubles badminton tournament? The Indonesian pairing of Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir dominated Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying Wednesday in the Olympic badminton mixed doubles final, 21-14, 21-12, en route to winning gold. Despite Indonesia’s rich history in badminton, Wednesday marked its first Olympic gold medal in mixed doubles.
Beside above, who won the women’s doubles badminton in the 2016 Winter Olympics?
Women’s doubles
| Games | Gold | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 London | China Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei | Russia Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Japan Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | South Korea Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan |
| 2020 Tokyo | Indonesia Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu | South Korea Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
Who is No 1 badminton player in the world?
BWF World Rankings
| RANK | COUNTRY / TERRITORY | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN | Kento MOMOTA |
| 2 | DEN | Viktor AXELSEN |
| 3 | DEN | Anders ANTONSEN |
| 4 | TPE | CHOU Tien Chen |
Who is best badminton player in world?
My personal favorite, Legendary Chinese Badminton player Lin Dan is at the No. 1 spot and why not, he is regarded as the greatest men’s singles player of all time by many. By the age of 28 the smash king won all nine major titles in the international badminton and completed the “Super Grand Slam”.