Cai Yun

Men's Doubles CHN Legend Retired

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

Profile

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

Career highlights

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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