Li Lingwei

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Li Lingwei

Personal information
Date of birth January 4, 1964 (1964-01-04) (age 44)
Country Flag of the People's Republic of China China

Li Lingwei (born January 4, 1964) was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1980s who ranks among the best in the history of the sport. She and her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner Han Aiping dominated women's singles during most of the 1980's.[1]

She is one of the most successful players at the World Championships, with 3 gold medals, two of them in singles and another in women's doubles.

Han was introduced in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1998.

[edit] Major achievements

Rank Event Date Venue
World Championships
1 Singles 1983 Copenhague, DEN
1 Women's doubles 1985 Calgary, CAN
2
2
Singles
Women's doubles
1987 Beijing, CHN
3 Women's doubles 1985 Calgary, CAN
World Grand Prix
1 Singles 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 World Grand Prix finals
Open Championships
1
1
Singles
Women's doubles
1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
1985
Indonesia Open
1 Singles 1984, 1987 Malaysia Open
1 Women's doubles 1985 All England Open
1 Singles 1988 Denmark Open
1 Singles 1989 French Open

[edit] References

  1. ^ History Of Badminton. Badminton Secrets. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.