| Dong Jiong | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 20, 1973 |
| Country | China |
| Men's singles | |
Dong Jiong (Chinese: 董炯; born August 20, 1973) is a Chinese badminton player who ranked among the world's men's singles elite in the mid and late 1990s.
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Badminton | ||
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Singles |
In a relatively short career at the top level, Dong won some of badminton's biggest events, including the prestigious All-England and Denmark Open titles in 1997. He was a silver medalist at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, losing the final in two close games to Denmark's Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen. Among Dong's badminton achievements were victories at the Thailand Open (1995, 1996), China Open (1995, 1997, 1999), Swiss Open (1997), Badminton World Cup (1996), and quadrennial Asian Games (1998). The successes of Dong and his contemporary and rival Sun Jun marked the start of a revival in men's badminton fortunes for China, which, after dominating in the 1980s, had lost the initiative to Indonesia.