Jiang Yanmei

Jiang Yanmei (Simplified Chinese: 江彦媚; born 28 February 1981) is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics; 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games; and also 2006 Asian Games.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang.

Jiang Yanmei
Personal information
Birth name江彦媚
CountrySingapore
Born (1981-02-26) 26 February 1981
Guangdong, China
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking7 (WD)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester Mixed team
2006 Melbourne Women's doubles
Asian Games
2006 Doha Women's team
Southeast Asian Games
2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's team
2005 Manila Women's team
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team
2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's singles
2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's doubles
2005 Manila Women's doubles
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's doubles
BWF profile

Personal life

Born in Guangdong, China, Jiang moved to Singapore in 1999, and joining the national squad shortly after under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[1]

Career

Jiang was part of Singapore women's team that won the gold medal at the 2003 SEA Games, and bronze medal at 2006 Asian Games.[2] She also helps the Singapore mixed team to win bronze at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.[3] Teamed-up with Li Yujia, they won the women's doubles silver medal at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, losing the final to Malaysian pair Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty.[4]

After her playing career, Jiang became a coach with the Singapore Badminton Association.[1]

Awards

Jiang received the 2005 Meritorious Award from the Singapore National Olympic Committee.[5]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre,
Melbourne, Australia		 Li Yujia Chin Eei Hui
Wong Pei Tty		 17–21, 19–21 Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2003 Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Salakjit Ponsana 7–11, 1–11 Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Tan Binh Sport Center,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam		 Xiao Luxi Eny Erlangga
Liliyana Natsir		 0–2 Bronze
2005 PhilSports Arena,
Metro Manila, Philippines		 Li Yujia Chin Eei Hui
Wong Pei Tty		 8–15, 12–15 Bronze
2007 Wongchawalitkul University,
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand		 Li Yujia Vita Marissa
Liliyana Natsir		 21–17, 13–21, 13–21 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Bitburger Open Li Yujia Rani Mundiasti
Endang Nursugianti		 21–11, 21–19 Winner
2006 New Zealand Open Li Yujia Lim Pek Siah
Joanne Quay		 21–11, 19–21, 21–15 Winner

International Series/Satellite

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2000 Smiling Fish Satellite Fatimah Kumin Lim 11–5, 11–6 Winner
2003 Singapore Satellite Li Li 1–11, 5–11 Runner-up
2004 Iran Fajr International Li Li 9–11, 8–11 Runner-up
2004 Finnish International Li Li 11–4, 11–4 Winner
2004 Croatian International Li Li 1–11, 12–13 Runner-up
2004 Mauritius International Ling Wan Ting 10–13, 4–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Smiling Fish Satellite Fatimah Kumin Lim Sathinee Chankrachangwong
Thitikan Duangsiri		 15–10, 16–17, 13–15 Runner-up
2003 Singapore Satellite Li Yujia Norhasikin Amin
Fong Chew Yen		 15–8, 15–1 Winner
2003 India Satellite Li Yujia Duanganong Aroonkesorn
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul		 15–9, 15–11 Winner
2004 Iran Fajr International Li Yujia Yoshiko Iwata
Miyuki Tai		 15–4, 15–12 Winner
2004 Croatian International Li Yujia Shinta Mulia Sari
Xing Aiying		 15–4, 15–1 Winner
2004 Mauritius International Li Yujia Koon Wai Chee
Li Wing Mui		 12–15, 15–5, 15–9 Winner
2005 Cheers Asian Satellite Li Yujia Ha Jung-eun
Kim Min-jung		 15–3, 15–1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Smiling Fish Satellite Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Tao Xiaoqiang
Tao Xiaolan		 8–15, 15–17 Runner-up

References
  1. "'I won't cut ties with S'pore'". AsiaOne. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. "Jiang Yanmei". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. "2002 Manchester : Results (Badminton)". Sports Bharti. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. "Commonwealth Games day 11 review". BBC. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. "Singapore Sports Awards". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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