Lin Dan Biography

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Lin Dan

CHN - China

Date of Birth:	Oct 14 1983	Height(cm/ft in):	178cm / 5'10"
Gender:	Male	Weight(kg/lbs):	70 kg / 154 lbs
Place of Birth:	Longyan (China)
Residence:	(China)
Sport:	Badminton
Event(s):	Men's Singles

Historical Results

Competition Highlights: Note: A complete explanation of data type and depth can be found in the Additional Information section of the biography

Rank	Event	Year	Venue
Olympic Games
Last 32	Singles	2004	Athens, GRE
World Championships
1	Singles	2007	Kuala Lumpur, MAS
1	Singles	2006	Madrid, ESP
2	Singles	2005	Anaheim, CA, USA
Asian Championships
3	Singles	2008	Johor Baharu, MAS
World Grand Prix
1	Singles	2008	SCG Thailand Grand Prix Gold
1	Singles	2008	Wilson Swiss Open
1	Singles	2007	Hong Kong Open
1	Singles	2007	Denmark Open
1	Singles	2007	China Masters
1	Singles	2007	Yonex All England Open
1	Singles	2007	German Open
1	Singles	2007	Noonnoppi Korea Open
1	Singles	2006	Yonex Japan Open
1	Singles	2006	Hong Kong Open
1	Singles	2006	Macau Open
1	Singles	2006	Chinese Taipei Open
1	Singles	2006	Yonex All England Open
1	Singles	2005	Hong Kong Open
1	Singles	2005	China Masters
1	Singles	2005	Yonex Japan Open
1	Singles	2005	German Open
1	Singles	2004	China Open
1	Singles	2004	German Open
1	Singles	2004	Realkredit Denmark Open
1	Singles	2004	Yonex All England Open
1	Singles	2004	Swiss Open
2	Singles	2008	Yonex All England Open
2	Singles	2008	YONEX Korea Open
2	Singles	2006	Proton Eon Malaysia Open
2	Singles	2005	Proton Eon Malaysia Open
2	Singles	2005	Yonex All England Open
3	Singles	2007	French Open
3	Singles	2007	Yonex Japan Open
3	Singles	2007	Swiss Open
3	Singles	2006	China Open
3	Singles	2006	China Masters
3	Singles	2006	German Open
3	Singles	2005	Aviva Singapore Open
3	Singles	2004	Djarum Indonesia Open
3	Singles	2004	Yonex Japan Open
Sudirman Cup
1	Team	2007	Glasgow, GBR
1	Team	2005	Beijing, CHN
Thomas & Uber Cup
1	Team	2008	Jakarta, INA
1	Team	2006	Japan

OLYMPICS 2008: Lin Dan Outclasses Chong Wei For Badminton Gold

BEIJING, Aug 17:

The much-coveted Olympics gold eluded Malaysia's reach again after Lee Choong Wei was left clutching the silver from a sound thrashing by China's Lin Dan in the showdown for the badminton men's singles crown.

The entire nation was riveted on the match waiting to celebrate finally a gold but the 41-minute bout was such an anti-climax.

Chong Wei was outclassed by the reigning two-time world champion who was in superb control all the way and led from start to finish to wrap the gold medal for his first time at 21-12, 21-8.

Lin Dan is the first world champion to be crowned Olympic champion.

Chong Wei conceded that it was his easiest defeat ever to Lin Dan after more than a dozen meetings.
"I felt some pressure but that was not a factor. I lost and I have no excuses. Lin Dan played very well tonight," said the 26-year-old Chong Wei, who is the first Malaysian singles to enter the Olympics final.

"I could not match his speed and I could not get around him no matter how. Coach asked to me speed up the game but I just couldn't," he said when asked what instructions he got from coach Misbun Sidek during the break.

Chong Wei's second finishing raises Malaysia's Olympic medal tally to two silvers and two bronzes.

In 1992, brothers Razif and Jalani Sidek clinched a bronze. In 1996, Cheah Soon Kit and partner, Yap Kim Hock -- now national head coach, got a silver, and Rashid Sidek added a single's bronze.

Asked if he will stay on for a third Olympics, Chong Wei said he will look to the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou for now.

"Though we didn't win gold, national badminton has achieved the pinnacle at this prestigious games. We will try again at London Olympics," said Badminton Association of Malaysia president Datuk Nadzmi Salleh.

Lin Dan delighted the home crowd with his sharp smashes that sent Chong Wei diving to the left and right and he was preening with confidence from easily reeling off point after point to stretch the gap from 7-1 to 13-5 to reach game point in the first at 20-10.

In the second, Lin Dan whipped up an 8-0 lead before he sent a hasty backhand into the net to break the duck for Chong Wei but he never lost his domination one bit and cried as he hugged his coaches and saluted the crowds after the victory.

The only thing he lost tonight were his shoes which he threw joyfully to the home fans.

"It was the best match I have played in my career," said Lin Dan, adding that he was mentally prepared to be satisfied with a silver because his Malaysian rival was currently among the world's best.

His win marks the second time China lifted the men's singles crown after Ji Xinpeng in Sydney in 2000 and erases Lin Dan's embarrassing first round exit from the Athens Games four years ago where he was also the favourites.

The victory also gave China a repeat of their three gold haul from Athens. Besides the men's singles, China won the women's singles and women's doubles.

Indonesia took the men's doubles title and South Korea the mixed double gold.

Lee Chong Wei vs Lin Dan Singles Final

Lee Chong Wei vs Lin Dan Singles Final

BEIJING: Lee Chong Wei has secured at least a silver medal for Malaysia in the Beijing Olympics.

The national one shuttler and second seed for the men's singles event here defeated South Korean Lee Hyun-il 21-18, 13-21, 21-13 in the semi-finals Friday at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.

Chong Wei will now take on top seeded Lin Dan from China in the final Sunday.The Chinese player beat his compatriot Chen Jin 21-12, 21-18 in the other last four men's singles clash.
By booking his place in the final, which will be played on Sunday, the 26-year-old Penangite now stands to pocket at least RM300,000 as an incentive from the Govvernment.

If he manages to win Malaysia's first ever Olympic gold, Chong Wei will pocket a whopping RM1mil.Malaysia has won a total of three Olympic medals thus far - one silver and two bronze medals - which were all delivered by shuttlers.Before the last four clash here, the record between Chong Wei and Lee was even for this year.

Chong Wei beat Lee in the Malaysian Open final in three games.When they next clashed in the Korean Open, Lee whipped Chong Wei in the second round and went on to beat world number one Lin Dan in a three-game thriller for the title.Chong Wei is the only Malaysian shuttler still in the fray in Bejing. The other Malaysians all failed to shine.

Veterans Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah lost in the men's doubles first round to second ranked Koreans Lee Jae-jin-Hwang Ji-man.Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong lost in the last eight to Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia.

Wong Mew Choo lost in the quater-finals of the women's singles event 7-21, 27-29 to China's Lu Lan.Wong Choon Hann lost to Taiwan's Hsieh Yu-hsing 17-21,18-21 in the third round of the men's singles event.