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Cai Yun

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Men's Doubles CHN Legend Retired

2012 Olympic MD gold with Fu Haifeng; 2008 silver. Four-time World Champion.

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Country
China
Born
1980-01-19 (46 yrs)
Height
182 cm
Weight
65 kg
Handed
Right
Best BWF rank
#1 MD 2006-09-07
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Cai Yun

Fast, aggressive net player in men's doubles; renowned for quickness and deceptive front-court play complementing partner Fu Haifeng's powerful rear-court smashes; excelled in flat, fast 21-point-era exchanges.

Honours · golds

1× Olympic gold
4× World title
5× Thomas Cup
6× Sudirman Cup
2× Asian Games
1× Asian title

Partnerships & achievements

Men's Doubles

Fu Haifeng former · 2005–2016

Team & other honours

  • 2006 BWF World Championships gold (MD, w/ Fu Haifeng) — first of four titles
  • 2008 Beijing Olympics silver (MD, w/ Fu Haifeng)
  • 2009 BWF World Championships gold (MD, w/ Fu Haifeng)
  • 2010 BWF World Championships gold (MD, w/ Fu Haifeng)
  • 2011 BWF World Championships gold (MD, w/ Fu Haifeng) — first pair to win four MD world titles
  • 2012 London Olympics gold (MD, w/ Fu Haifeng)
  • 2021 BWF Hall of Fame inductee

Gear

Racquet Li-Ning athlete

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