Iris Wang

Iris Wang (born September 2, 1994) is an American badminton player who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Personal life Wang was born in Pasadena, California, on September 2, 1994, to Chinese parents. Her older sister, Rena Wang, is also an international badminton player.

Career Wang won a bronze medal in the women's doubles at the 2010 Pan Am Badminton Championships playing alongside her sister Rena. Competing alongside her sister Rena, Wang won a silver medal in the women's doubles. She also won gold medals at the Mercosul International and Argentina International events.

In February 2016, Wang was part of the United States squad that won the women's team gold medal at the Pan American Team Continental Championships. Wang defeated Canada's Kyleigh O'Donoghue 21–12, 21–4, as the US won the final 3–2.

As of May 2016, Wang was ranked 33rd in the world for women's singles. The 34 highest ranked athletes, with a maximum of two per nation, earned qualification for the women's singles event in at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United States Olympic Committee confirmed Wang's place in the United States team on May 10, 2016.

Achievements

Pan American Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Rachel Honderich 15–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze 2019 Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru Michelle Li 10–21, 5–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,Guadalajara, Mexico Rena Wang Alex Bruce Michelle Li 15–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Pan American Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala Rachel Chan 21–19, 19–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze 2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador Michelle Li 14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica Beiwen Zhang 11–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad de Guadalajara,Guadalajara, Mexico Rena Wang Grace Gao Fiona McKee 17–21, 21–18, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2010 Clube Curitibano,Curitiba, Brazil Rena Wang Grace Gao Joycelyn Ko 16–21, 21–19, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on March 19, 2017, and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Orléans Masters Super 100 Putri Kusuma Wardani 21–7, 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 5 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2013 Santo Domingo Open Lohaynny Vicente 21–18, 21–6 Winner 2013 USA International Beiwen Zhang 10–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2014 Mercosul International Bo Rong 18–21, 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2014 Argentina International Bo Rong 21–12, 21–15 Winner 2014 Brazil International Lohaynny Vicente 11–5, 11–9, 11–7 Winner 2015 Spanish International Beatriz Corrales 13–21, 21–14, 21–15 Winner 2015 Bangladesh International Gadde Ruthvika Shivani 21–23, 21–19, 18–21 Runner-up 2016 Peru International Karin Schnaase 6–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2019 Maldives International Vũ Thị Trang 21–15, 21–14 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Brazil International Rena Wang Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana 21–14, 11–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2011 Peru International Rena Wang Alex Bruce Michelle Li 21–11, 15–21, 8–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament