| Yu Yaodong 庾耀东 | |
| Birth Date: | 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Dongguan, Guangdong, China[1] |
| Country: | China |
| Handedness: | Left |
| Retired: | 1980 |
Yu Yaodong (; 1951–2012) was a badminton player from People's Republic of China.[2]
Yu Yaodong was born in 1951 in Dongguan, Guangdong. He entered the Guangzhou Amateur Sports School in 1961 then entered the Guangdong team in 1965 and was finally selected for the national team in 1972. At the second ever Badminton World Championships (first by World Badminton Federation) held in Thailand in 1978, Yaodong defeated his teammate Han Jian in the men's singles final and became the first ever badminton world champion in Chinese history. Later, he along with Hou Jiachang won the title of men's doubles World Champion as well. On the day of the final, Deng Xiaoping came to the scene to watch the game and presented the award to Yu Yaodong. After retiring, Yu Yaodong served as the coach of the Guangdong Province badminton team, cultivating famous badminton players such as Xie Xingfang, Zhang Jiewen and Fu Haifeng.[3]
| 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Han Jian | 15–11, 15–11 | Gold |
| 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hou Jiachang |  Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul | 18–15, 15–12 | Gold | |
| 1979 | Hangzhou, China | Luan Jin | Sun Zhian Yao Ximing | 9–15, 3–15 | Silver |
| 1977 | Asian Invitational Championships | Luan Jin | 15–6, 15–8 | Gold | |
| 1978 | World Invitational Championships | Chen Tianlong | 13–18, 8–15 | Silver | |
| 1978 | Asian Invitational Championships | Chen Tianlong | 12–15, 15–13, 15–10 | Gold |
| 1978 | World Invitational Championships | Hou Jiachang | Lin Shiquan Tang Xianhu | 7–15, 1–15 | Silver |