Greatest Women in Badminton
The finest female badminton players and champions in history.
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Women's Badminton Legends
Browse 11 of the greatest female badminton athletes of all time.
Spanish
Carolina Marín
Badminton Player
Olympic champion at Rio 2016 — the first non-Asian player to win the women's singles Olympic gold in 40 years.…
Chinese
Gao Ling
Badminton Player
Four Olympic medals including two gold — Gao Ling is the most decorated female badminton player in Olympic his…
Indonesian
Susi Susanti
Badminton Player
Badminton combines explosive speed, exceptional touch and the tactical intelligence to win fast-paced rallies …
Chinese
Zhang Ning
Badminton Player (Singles)
The oldest Olympic badminton champion in history — won consecutive Olympic gold medals at Athens 2004 and Beij…
Chinese
Li Xuerui
Badminton Player (Singles)
China's dominant force in women's singles in the early 2010s — Olympic gold medallist at London 2012 and World…
Thai
Ratchanok Intanon
Badminton Player (Singles)
Asia's most beloved badminton player outside China — became World Champion at just 18, Thailand's Olympic meda…
Indian
PV Sindhu
Badminton Player (Singles)
India's most successful badminton player and the country's most decorated female Olympian — the first Indian w…
Taiwanese
Tai Tzu-ying
Badminton Player (Singles)
The greatest deceptive player in badminton history — ranked World No.1 for a record 224 consecutive weeks, Oly…
Japanese
Nozomi Okuhara
Badminton Player (Singles)
Japan's most technically complete badminton player — World Champion 2017, Olympic bronze medallist and the pla…
Japanese
Akane Yamaguchi
Badminton Player (Singles)
The current world No.1 and Japan's most complete singles player — World Champion 2022 and 2023, Olympic gold m…
Thai
Supanida Katethong
Badminton Player (Singles)
Thailand's rising star and the successor to Ratchanok Intanon's legacy — a BWF World Tour winner and Asian Cha…