Jiang Yanmei

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Jiang Yanmei
江彦媚
Personal information
CountrySingapore
Born (1981-02-26) 26 February 1981 (age 43)
Guangdong, China
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking7 (WD)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Women's doubles
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Women's team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Manila Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Manila Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's doubles
BWF profile

Jiang Yanmei (Chinese: 江彦媚; born 28 February 1981) is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics; 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games; and also 2006 Asian Games.

Early life[edit]

Born in Guangdong, China, Jiang moved to Singapore in 1999, and joining the national squad shortly after under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[1]

Career[edit]

Jiang was part of Singapore women's team that won the gold medal at the 2003 SEA Games, and bronze medal at 2006 Asian Games.[2] She also helps the Singapore mixed team to win bronze at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.[3] Teamed-up with Li Yujia, they won the women's doubles silver medal at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, losing the final to Malaysian pair Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty.[4]

After her playing career, Jiang became a coach with the Singapore Badminton Association.[1]

Awards[edit]

Jiang received the 2005 Meritorious Award from the Singapore National Olympic Committee.[5]

Achievements[edit]

Commonwealth Games[edit]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
Singapore Li Yujia Malaysia Chin Eei Hui
Malaysia Wong Pei Tty
17–21, 19–21 Silver Silver

Southeast Asian Games[edit]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2003 Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Thailand Salakjit Ponsana 7–11, 1–11 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Tan Binh Sport Center,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Singapore Xiao Luxi Indonesia Eny Erlangga
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
0–2 Bronze Bronze
2005 PhilSports Arena,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Singapore Li Yujia Malaysia Chin Eei Hui
Malaysia Wong Pei Tty
8–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze
2007 Wongchawalitkul University,
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Singapore Li Yujia Indonesia Vita Marissa
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
21–17, 13–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Grand Prix[edit]

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Bitburger Open Singapore Li Yujia Indonesia Rani Mundiasti
Indonesia Endang Nursugianti
21–11, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 New Zealand Open Singapore Li Yujia Malaysia Lim Pek Siah
Malaysia Joanne Quay
21–11, 19–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International Series/Satellite[edit]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2000 Smiling Fish Satellite Singapore Fatimah Kumin Lim 11–5, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Singapore Satellite Singapore Li Li 1–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Iran Fajr International Singapore Li Li 9–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Finnish International Singapore Li Li 11–4, 11–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Croatian International Singapore Li Li 1–11, 12–13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Mauritius International Hong Kong Ling Wan Ting 10–13, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Smiling Fish Satellite Singapore Fatimah Kumin Lim Thailand Sathinee Chankrachangwong
Thailand Thitikan Duangsiri
15–10, 16–17, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Singapore Satellite Singapore Li Yujia Malaysia Norhasikin Amin
Malaysia Fong Chew Yen
15–8, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 India Satellite Singapore Li Yujia Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn
Thailand Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
15–9, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Iran Fajr International Singapore Li Yujia Japan Yoshiko Iwata
Japan Miyuki Tai
15–4, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Croatian International Singapore Li Yujia Singapore Shinta Mulia Sari
Singapore Xing Aiying
15–4, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Mauritius International Singapore Li Yujia Hong Kong Koon Wai Chee
Hong Kong Li Wing Mui
12–15, 15–5, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Cheers Asian Satellite Singapore Li Yujia South Korea Ha Jung-eun
South Korea Kim Min-jung
15–3, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Smiling Fish Satellite Singapore Hendri Kurniawan Saputra China Tao Xiaoqiang
China Tao Xiaolan
8–15, 15–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "'I won't cut ties with S'pore'". AsiaOne. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Jiang Yanmei". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ^ "2002 Manchester : Results (Badminton)". Sports Bharti. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games day 11 review". BBC. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Singapore Sports Awards". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

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