Career

Lao competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Badminton had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was held from 28 July to 4 August 1992. Four events were held in the first competition of the sport: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. Badminton was contested in the Pavelló de la...

 in women's singles. She lost in quarterfinals to Tang Jiuhong

Tang Jiuhong

Tang Jiuhong is a former Chinese badminton star who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:...

, of China, 11-1, 11-9. She also competed in women's doubles with Rhonda Cator

Rhonda Cator

Rhonda Cator is a retired female badminton player from Australia.-Career:Cator competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Anna Lao, and they lost in quarterfinal to Lin Yan Fen and Yao Fen. The same year, they won the French Open...

, and they lost in quarterfinal to Lin Yan Fen

Lin Yan Fen

Lin Yanfen is a Chinese female badminton player of the 1990s.-Career:Lin was a women's doubles specialist who paired with Yao Fen to win several top tier international tournaments. These included the Swedish , China , and French Opens, the Badminton World Cup , the World Badminton Grand Prix ,...

 and Yao Fen

Yao Fen

Yao Fen is a Chinese former international level women's badminton player.-Career:A doubles specialist, Yao won a number of top tier events on the world circuit in the early 1990s. Her earliest international success came in partnership with Lao Caiqin with whom she captured women's doubles' titles...

. The same year, they won the French Open

French Open (badminton)

The French Open is an annual Badminton tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by the Fédération Française de Badminton . The 2009 edition will be held from the 27th of October to the 1st of November....

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After Retirement

Since retiring Lao started and is currently head coach of the Australian Badminton Academy, established in 2002.From that, she has produced many champions. One student has even made the Australian badminton squad and her students are more and more aspired to become just like her as she continues to coach.