Zhao Jianhua
Zhao Jianhua 赵剑华 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nantong, Jiangsu, China | 21 April 1965|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhao Jianhua (Chinese: 赵剑华) (born 21 April 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.
Career
[edit]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 his fellow countryman 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.
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.
Achievements
[edit]World Championships
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1987 | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China | ![]() |
12–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1991 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
18–13, 15–4 | ![]() |
World Cup
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1986 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
14–18, 10–15 | ![]() |
1987 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
6–15, 15–2, 15–12 | ![]() |
1988 | National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
5–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
1989 | Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
9–15, 15–7, 13–18 | ![]() |
1990 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
6–15, 7–15 | ![]() |
1991 | Macau Forum, Macau | ![]() |
15–12, 7–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
1992 | Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
15–13, 4–15, 2–15 | ![]() |
Asian Games
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1986 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
15–9, 17–16 | ![]() |
1990 | Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China | ![]() |
15–10, 15–11 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1983 | Shanghai, China | ![]() |
15–18, 15–6, 15–18 | ![]() |
1985 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
15–10, 5–15, 15–6 | ![]() |
IBF World Grand Prix (9 titles, 8 runners-up)
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1985 | Japan Open | ![]() |
15–10, 15–3 | ![]() |
1985 | Swedish Open | ![]() |
14–18, 15–1, 15–18 | ![]() |
1985 | All England Open | ![]() |
6–15, 15–10, 18–15 | ![]() |
1986 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
15–10, 15–13 | ![]() |
1987 | Japan Open | ![]() |
15–12, 13–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
1987 | China Open | ![]() |
15–10, 8–15, 15–6 | ![]() |
1987 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
15–10, 15–10 | ![]() |
1988 | China Open | ![]() |
15–10, 15–8 | ![]() |
1989 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
12–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
1989 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
12–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
1990 | All England Open | ![]() |
15–4, 15–1 | ![]() |
1990 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
15–8, 10–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
1991 | China Open | ![]() |
15–7, 5–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
1991 | World Grand Prix Finals | ![]() |
15–9, 5–15, 15–7 | ![]() |
1992 | All England Open | ![]() |
13–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
1992 | Japan Open | ![]() |
15–11, 7–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
1992 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
15–3, 15–1 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- 1965 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nantong
- Badminton players from Jiangsu
- Chinese male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for China
- Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- World No. 1 badminton players