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Gao Ling

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Gao Ling (Chinese: 高凌, pinyin: Gāo Líng) (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 Sui. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Eei Hui Chin and Pei Tty Wong of Malaysia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Gao and Huang beat Ann-Lou Joergensen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark 15–6, 15–7. They won the semifinal against Zhao Tingting and Wei Yili of China 15–10, 17–14 but lost the final to Zhang Jiewen and Yang Wei, also of China, 7–15, 15–4, 15–8 to win the silver medal.

She also competed in mixed double's with partner Zhang Jun. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Tsai Chia-Hsin and Cheng Wen-Hsing of Chinese Taipei in the second. In the quarterfinals, Gao and Zhang beat Frederik Bergstrom and Johanna Persson of Sweden 15–3, 15–1 to advance to the semifinals. There, they defeated Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark 15–9, 15–5. In the final, they defeated British pair Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms 15–1, 12–15, 15–12 to win the gold medal.

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