# Huang Nanyan

Huang Nanyan (Chinese: 黄楠雁; pinyin: Huáng Nányàn, born April 11, 1977, in Guangxi) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China.

## Career

A women's doubles specialist, Huang won a number of top tier titles in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The first of these came at the 1997 Asian Badminton Championships (now Badminton Asia Championships) with Liu Zhong. The rest came in partnership with Yang Wei and included the World Badminton Grand Prix (2000), and the Dutch (1998), Brunei (1998), South Korea (1999, 2001), Singapore (1999, 2002), and Malaysia (2000, 2001, 2002) Opens. Huang and Yang were silver medalists at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, losing the final to their formidable fellow countrywomen Ge Fei and Gu Jun. Huang and Yang competed together in the 2002 Uber Cup series (women's world team championships) and clinched the deciding point for their country in the final "tie" against South Korea. Huang apparently retired after this victory while Yang went on to further success in partnership with Zhang Jiewen.

## Achievements
### Olympic Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia | Yang Wei | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 5–15, 5–15 | Silver |

### Asian Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | Yang Wei | Lee Kyung-won Ra Kyung-min | 7–11, 9–11 | Bronze |

### Asian Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1997 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Liu Zhong | Liu Lu Qian Hong | 12–15, 17–14, 15–6 | Gold |

### IBF World Grand Prix (11 titles, 10 runners-up)

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 |
| 1998 | Swedish Open | Liu Zhong | Jang Hye-Ock Ra Kyung-Min | 12–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Brunei Open | Yang Wei | Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen | 15–11, 17–14 | Winner |
| 1998 | Dutch Open | Yang Wei | Naomi Murakami Hiromi Yamada | 15–7, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1998 | Denmark Open | Yang Wei | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 17–15, 10–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Korea Open | Yang Wei | Ge Fei Zhang Ning | 15–10, 15–1 | Winner |
| 1999 | Chinese Taipei Open | Yang Wei | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 13–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Japan Open | Yang Wei | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15–12, 16–17, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Singapore Open | Yang Wei | Carmelita Indarti Issolina | 15–3, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1999 | U.S. Open | Lu Ying | Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage | 15–4, 15–9 | Winner |
| 2000 | Korea Open | Yang Wei | Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min | 6–15, 15–8, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Swiss Open | Yang Wei | Gao Ling Qin Yiyuan | 5–15, 15–8, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Japan Open | Yang Wei | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 13–15, 15–4, 15–11 | Winner |
| 2000 | Thailand Open | Yang Wei | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 8–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Malaysia Open | Yang Wei | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 17–15, 6–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | World Grand Prix Finals | Yang Wei | Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian | 8–6, 7–3, 3–7, 7–3 | Winner |
| 2001 | Korea Open | Yang Wei | Kim Kyeung-ran Ra Kyung-min | 15–13, 15–10 | Winner |
| 2001 | Japan Open | Yang Wei | Gao Ling Huang Sui | 13–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Malaysia Open | Yang Wei | Gao Ling Huang Sui | 7–1, 4–7, 7–3, 7–0 | Winner |
| 2001 | China Open | Yang Wei | Wei Yili Zhang Jiewen | 6–8, 3–7, 8–6, 7–8 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Malaysia Open | Yang Wei | Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting | 11–5, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2002 | Singapore Open | Yang Wei | Hwang Yu-mi Lee Hyo-jung | 11–1, 11–8 | Winner |