Wu Yuhong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Wu Yuhong (Chinese: 吴宇红; pinyin: Wú Yùhóng, born 3 November 1966) is a former Chinese badminton player.^[1] Yuhong was the runner-up in 1993 Birmingham World Championships and has won medals in several other prominent competitions such as World Cup, Uber Cup, Asian Cup, Asian Championships, Asian Games and East Asian Games.

Wu Yuhong 吴宇红
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1966-11-03) 3 November 1966 (age 58) Hualien, Taiwan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China World Championships 1993 Birmingham Women's doubles World Cup 1994 Ho Chi Minh Women's doubles Uber Cup 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1994 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Women's team Asian Championships 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1994 Shanghai Women's doubles 1991 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1991 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles Asian Cup 1994 Beijing Women's doubles East Asian Games 1993 Shanghai Women's team
BWF profile

Career

Wu Yuhong, whose ancestral home is in Hualien county, Taiwan, is a member of the Ami tribe of Taiwan’s aboriginal tribe and a member of the Taiwan League. In the 14th Uber Cup held in 1992, she won the gold medal, beating South Korea in the final. She won 1992 Asian Badminton Championships, 1993 East Asian Games team event, China Open, Hong Kong Open, National championships twice, and most importantly World Badminton Championships women’s doubles runner-up in 1993. She also won a silver in the 1994 Uber Cup after losing to Indonesian team. She has won nearly 100 championships, runner-up medals and trophies. After retiring from the national team, she was invited to Thailand to serve as the coach of the country's badminton women's team. She currently works at the Ping-Badminton Center of the Fujian Provincial Sports Industry Brigade, in charge of administrative work related to the event, and she is still a badminton coach in her spare time.^[2][3]

Family

Wu Yuhong was born in a sports family. Her father, Wu Yuanjin, came to People's republic of China from Taiwan in his early years. In the 1950s, he won consecutive hurdles and long jump championships in the All-Army Games, and later served as the captain of the Bayi Track and Field Team. He is also a well-known social activist and former Taiwan Federation of Fujian Province. Wu Yuhong's mother, Chen Shaoying, was the champion of the first National Games Women's Cycling Race and her brother Wu Yuqi was a member of the Bayi Parachuting Team.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Chen Ying	Nong Qunhua Zhou Lei	5–15, 10–15	Silver

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam	Chen Ying	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	10–15, 7–15	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Pan Li	Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young	5–15, 10–15	Bronze
1992	Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Pan Li	Ladawan Mulasartsatorn Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai	15–0, 15–6	Gold
1994	Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China	Chen Ying	Ge Fei Gu Jun	11–15, 14–18	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Yu Yong	Lee Sang-bok Chung So-young	4–15, 13–18	Bronze

Asian Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Chen Ying	Chung So-young Jang Hye-ock	9–15, 5–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Finnish Open	Pan Li	Gillian Clark Nettie Nielsen	9–15, 17–14, 11–15	Runner-up
1992	China Open	Pan Li	Yao Fen Lin Yanfen	14–17, 4–15	Runner-up
1993	German Open	Chen Ying	Finarsih Lili Tampi	3–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1993	China Open	Chen Ying	Pan Li Lin Yanfen	4–15, 15–12, 15–4	Winner
1993	Hong Kong Open	Chen Ying	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	15–7, 15–8	Winner
1994	Korea Open	Chen Ying	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	8–15, 12–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Thailand Open	Zheng Yumin	Chung Myung-hee Park Joo-bong	3–15, 3–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Polish International	Pernille Nedergaard	11–3, 11–6	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Polish Open	Shi Fangjing	Li Feng Lin Yanfen	15–3, 15–4	Winner