Quick Facts
Biography
Ge Fei (Chinese: 葛菲; pinyin: Gě Fēi; born October 9, 1975 in Nantong, Jiangsu) was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.
She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.
Career
Among many international titles, Ge won two Olympic gold medals and two IBF World Championship gold medals in women's doubles with her regular partner Gu Jun and a World Championship gold medal in mixed doubles with Liu Yong. Ge was also a member of Chinese teams that captured the Uber Cup (women's world team trophy) in 1998 and 2000. Ge and Gu Jun were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics, winning over thirty top tier international titles together.Ge Fei was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2008.
Summer Olympics
1996
Ge Fei competed in 1996 Olympics in women's doubles together with Gu Jun. They won the gold medal beating Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ock from Korea 15-5, 15-5 in the final.
2000
Ge also competed in 2000 Olympics in women's doubles with Gu Jun and in mixed doubles together with Liu Yong.
In women's doubles Ge and Gu beat Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei from China 15-5, 15-5 in the final. In mixed doubles she and Liu were upset in round of 16 by Chris Bruil and Erica van den Heuvel from the Netherlands 17-15, 15-7.
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1997 | Glasgow, SCO |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | Glasgow, SCO |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1999 | Copenhagen, DEN |
| 3 | Mixed doubles | 1995 | Lausanne, SWI |
| 3 | Mixed doubles | 1999 | Copenhague, DEN |
| Sudirman Cup | |||
| 1 | Team | 1997 | Glasgow, SWI |
| Asian Championships | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1994 | Shanghai, CHN |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1995 | Beijing, CHN |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1995 | Beijing, CHN |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1998 | Bangkok, THA |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1999 | Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
| Asian Games | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1998 | Bangkok, THA |
| World Grand Prix | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 | World Grand Prix finals |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | World Grand Prix finals |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 | Singapore Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1995 | Indonesia Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1997 | Korea Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | Korea Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1997, 1998 | Swiss Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | Swiss Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 | All England Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1997 | All England Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 2000 | Malaysia Open |