Zhao Jianhua

Zhao Jianhua
Personal information
Birth name	赵剑华
Country	China
Born	(1965-04-21) April 21, 1965 Jiangsu Province
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Handedness	Left
Men's singles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Representing  China Men'sbadminton World Championships 1991 Copenhagen Men's Singles 1987 Beijing Men's Singles Asian Games 1986 Seoul Men's Singles 1990 Beijing Men's Singles Thomas Cup 1988 Kuala Lumpur Team 1990 Tokyo Team 1992 Kuala Lumpur Team

Zhao Jianhua (Chinese: 赵剑华) (born April 21, 1965) is a Chinese former badminton player who competed internationally from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He was admired for his speed and power as well as for his deception and technique. Though not as consistent as his fellow countryman, contemporary, and rival Yang Yang, Zhao, at his best, was one of the most impressive players in the sport's history.

Career

Zhao won the 1991 IBF World Championships in singles, beating Alan Budikusuma in the final. He also won a bronze medal at the 1987 IBF World Championships. He is a two-time winner of the prestigious All England singles title (1985, 1990), and won the quadrennial Asian Games title on both occasions (1986, 1990) that he contested it, defeating Yang Yang in the final on each occasion. He was a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in 1988, and 1990.

Summer Olympics

Zhao Jianhua competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles and was seeded #1. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second round he defeated Darren Hall from Great Britain. In the round of 16 Zhao beat Deepankar Bhattacharya from India and in quarterfinals he lost to Hermawan Susanto from Indonesia 15-2, 14-17, 17-14. He is currently the head coach of Guangxi Province Badminton Club.

Major achievements

References

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