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Guan Weizhen

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Guan Weizhen
关渭贞
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1964-06-15) 15 June 1964 (age 60)[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
EventWomen's doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Women's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Beijing Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1989 Jakarta Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Copenhagen Women's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1988 Bangkok Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1989 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1987 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Jakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1986 Jakarta Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Tokyo Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Calcutta Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Calcutta Women's singles

Guan won numerous major international doubles titles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is the first woman to have won three consecutive women's doubles titles at the BWF World Championships. She won the 1987 and 1989 tournaments with Lin Ying, and the 1991 tourney with Nong Qunhua. Guan competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles, and earned the silver medal together with Nong Qunhua. She was a member of Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams that won 4 Time Consecutive In 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992.

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