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Wang Chi-Lin

Taiwanese badminton player

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Born
January 18, 1995
Age in 2026
31
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1995

About Wang Chi-Lin

Wang Chi-lin is a Taiwanese badminton player who specializes in doubles. He is the 2020 and 2024 Olympics men's doubles champion, becoming the first doubles pair in Olympics history to win consecutive gold medals, and the first unseeded men's double to win the Olympics gold medals. He also won the men's doubles bronze medals at the 2018 World Championships, 2022 Asian Games, and at the 2023 Asian Championships. He reached a career high as World number 2 in September 2022 with his former partner Lee Yang. Wang also competed in the mixed doubles, winning the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade with Lee Chia-hsin, with their career high were number 10 in the BWF World Rankings in June 2018. In 2018, Wang won the bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships with Chen Hung-ling. He then represented Chinese Taipei in the 2018 Asian Games, helping the team won the men's team bronze medal.

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Wang Chi-Lin timeline

  1. In 2018, Wang won the bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships with Chen Hung-ling.
  2. He also won the men's doubles bronze medals at the 2018 World Championships, 2022 Asian Games, and at the 2023 Asian Championships.
  3. He then represented Chinese Taipei in the 2018 Asian Games, helping the team won the men's team bronze medal.
  4. He is the 2020 and 2024 Olympics men's doubles champion, becoming the first doubles pair in Olympics history to win consecutive gold medals, and the first unseeded men's double to win the Olympics gold medals.
  5. He reached a career high as World number 2 in September 2022 with his former partner Lee Yang.

The world when Wang Chi-Lin was born

Wang Chi-Lin was born in 1995. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1995

  • #1 song"Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio
  • Top movieBraveheart
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookThe Rainmaker – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record
  • Top headlineOklahoma City bombing
  • Technology milestoneWindows 95 launches
  • Defining fadPogs
  • Notable inventionDVD
  • World population5.69 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championAtlanta Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonHouston Rockets (NBA)
  • U.S. population263.0M

1995 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Wang Chi-Lin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19952026
Gas$1.15$3.45/gal
Average home$110,500$435,000
Average income$41,943$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population263.0M341 million

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