Huang Yaqiong

Huang Yaqiong
黄雅琼
Huang in 2024
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994
Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Retired1 January 2025
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking9 (WD with Yu Xiaohan, 8 February 2018)
1 (XD with Zheng Siwei, 9 August 2018)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2024 ParisMixed doubles
2020 TokyoMixed doubles
World Championships
2018 NanjingMixed doubles
2019 BaselMixed doubles
2022 TokyoMixed doubles
2023 CopenhagenMixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
2019 NanningMixed team
2023 SuzhouMixed team
2017 Gold CoastMixed team
Uber Cup
2018 BangkokWomen's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–PalembangMixed doubles
2022 HangzhouMixed doubles
2018 Jakarta–PalembangWomen's team
2022 HangzhouWomen's team
Asian Championships
2017 WuhanMixed doubles
2022 ManilaMixed doubles
2023 DubaiMixed doubles
2018 WuhanMixed doubles
2019 WuhanMixed doubles
2024 NingboMixed doubles
World Junior Championships
2012 ChibaMixed team
2012 ChibaGirls' doubles
2012 ChibaMixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
2011 LucknowMixed team
2012 GimcheonGirls' doubles
2012 GimcheonMixed team
BWF profile

Huang Yaqiong (Chinese: 黄雅琼; pinyin: Huáng Yǎqióng, born 28 February 1994) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles. She is an Olympic gold medalist, three-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time Asian Champion. She also won a silver medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Huang reached a career-high of world number 1 in the mixed doubles event with Zheng Siwei.

Huang won the prestigious All England Open in 2017 partnered with Lu Kai, and in 2019 with Zheng Siwei. Together with Lu, she emerged as the champion at the 2017 Asian Championships. With her current partner Zheng, she won the gold medal at the 2018 and 2022 Asian Games, and claimed the BWF World Championships titles in 2018, 2019, and 2022. Huang was named the Female Player of the Year by the BWF in 2018 and 2019.