Gao Ling (Chinese: 高崚; pinyin: Gāo Líng; born 14 March 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player.

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Gao Ling 高崚
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Laughing Auntie (大笑姑婆)
Country	China
Born	(1979-03-14) 14 March 1979 (age 45) Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Badminton Representing  China Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Mixed doubles 2004 Athens Mixed doubles 2004 Athens Women's doubles 2000 Sydney Women's doubles World Championships 2006 Madrid Women's doubles 2003 Birmingham Women's doubles 2001 Seville Women's doubles 2001 Seville Mixed doubles 2007 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2005 Anaheim Women's doubles 2003 Birmingham Mixed doubles 1999 Copenhagen Women's doubles World Cup 2006 Yiyang Women's doubles 2006 Yiyang Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 2001 Seville Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team 2007 Glasgow Mixed team 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team Uber Cup 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2002 Guangzhou Women's team 2004 Jakarta Women's team 2006 Tokyo Women's team 2008 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games 2006 Doha Women's doubles 2006 Doha Mixed doubles 2006 Doha Women's team 2002 Busan Women's team 2002 Busan Women's doubles Asia Championships 2002 Bangkok Mixed doubles 2001 Manila Women's doubles 2002 Bangkok Women's doubles World Junior Championships 1996 Silkeborg Girls' doubles 1996 Silkeborg Mixed doubles Asia Junior Championships 1997 Manila Girls' doubles 1997 Manila Mixed doubles 1997 Manila Girls' team
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Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is one of the most successful doubles players in the history of women's badminton. Her four Olympic badminton medals are the most of any player.

She has won titles at almost every top tier tournament in the world. Gao has earned four gold medals (among nine medals in total) at the BWF World Championships, three of them in women's doubles with Huang Sui (2001, 2003, and 2006) and one of them in mixed doubles with Zhang Jun (2001). She and Zhang Jun won consecutive gold medals in mixed doubles at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, overcoming severe tests in both.

Gao has not earned an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles, a relative gap in her resume, but earned a bronze medal in 2000 with Qin Yiyuan, and a silver medal with Huang Sui in 2004. From 2001 through 2006 she and Huang captured a record six consecutive women's doubles titles at the venerable All-England Championships. Their All-England streak was finally broken in the semifinals of the 2007 tournament by fellow countrywomen Zhang Yawen and Wei Yili. Gao has shared five All-England mixed doubles titles: three with Zhang Jun (2001, 2003, and 2006), and two with Zheng Bo (2007 and 2008).

She has been a member of the perennial world champion Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) team since 2000. Gao Ling received an award during a ceremony to mark her retirement with five other teammates from the Chinese national badminton team on the sidelines of the China Open badminton event in Shanghai, November 23, 2008. ^[1] However, she was still playing a year later by partnering with Wei Yili. They lost to Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the Thailand Open final of 2009, but won the Philippines Open of 2009.

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