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Yang Wei ( Simplified Chinese: 杨维, pinyin: Yáng Wéi) (born 13 January 1979 in Guangdong province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
Yang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Zhang Jiewen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Jo Novita and Lita Nurlita of Indonesia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Yang and Zhang beat Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand 15-2, 15-4. They won the semifinal against Ra Kyung-minRa Kyung-min (born 25 November 1976) is a female badminton player from South Korea. Ra competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Lee Kyung-won. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernille Harde and Lee Kyung-wonLee Kyung-won (born 21 January 1980) is a female badminton player from South Korea. Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernille Harde of KoreaThe Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk ( Hangul: ; Hanja: )), commonly known as South Korea is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean peninsula. To the north, the Republic of Korea borders North Korea, with which it fo 15-6, 15-4. In the final against fellow Chinese women Huang SuiHuang Sui ( Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: Huang Sui) (born 8 January 1982 in Hunan province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Huang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partne and Gao LingGao Ling ( Chinese: , pinyin: Go Ling) (born 14 March 1979 in Wuhan, Hubei province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Gao competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Huang Su Yang and Zhang came out on top after losing the first set to win the gold medalA gold medal is a medal awarded to the winner of contests (typically athletic competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. Second and third place finishers traditionally receive a silver medal and bronze medal, respectively. At the fi 7-15, 15-4, 15-8.