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Chinese badminton player (born 1970) In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou. Badminton player
Zhou Lei
周雷
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1970-01-25) 25 January 1970 (age 54)
Medal record
Women's Badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Jakarta Women's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Jakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1990 Tokyo Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Women's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles

Zhou Lei (Chinese: 周雷) is a former world level badminton player from China who later coached in the United States.

Career

Primarily a doubles specialist, Zhou's biggest badminton achievement was winning women's doubles at the 1993 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England with compatriot Nong Qunhua. Zhou also shared women's doubles titles at the French (1989), Swedish (1990), Thailand (1992), and Hong Kong (1992) Opens. In 1989 she was a runner-up at the prestigious All-England Championships and a bronze medalist at the IBF World Championships with Sun Xiaoqing. Zhou was a women's singles runner-up to Tang Jiuhong at the Denmark Open in 1990. She was a member of the world champion Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 1990 and 1992. After retiring, she first went to coach in Peru. Now, she currently coaches in the US at Z Badminton Training Center in Union City, where she is also the founder and owner of the club.

External links

World badminton women's doubles champions
Uber Cup badminton women's team champions
Asian Games badminton women's team champions


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