Han Jian (badminton)
| Han Jian 韩健 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 July 1956 Liaoning, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Han Jian (Chinese: 韩健; born July 6, 1956, in Liaoning) is a Chinese retired badminton player in the early and mid 1980s when China first entered the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation).
Career
[edit]He was one of the world's leading players in his era, known for his cool and steady play. In China he is nicknamed "sticky candy" (牛皮糖), owing to his much-used tactic of using long rallies to pressurize an opponent into making mistakes. Han won the 1985 IBF World Championships beating Morten Frost in the final. He also won a bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships and played singles for China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1982 and 1986.
Achievements
[edit]World Championships
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Yu Yaodong
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11–15, 11–15 |  Silver
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| 1979 | Hangzhou, China |  Tariq Wadood
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15–0, 15–11 |  Gold
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| 1983 | Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Liem Swie King
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9–15, 3–15 |  Bronze
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| 1985 | Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada |  Morten Frost
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14–18, 15–10, 15–8 | Gold
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World Cup
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1981 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Prakash Padukone
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0–15, 16–18 | Silver
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| 1982 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Prakash Padukone
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15–5, 15–5 | Bronze
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| 1983 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hastomo Arbi
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15–4, 15–13 | Gold
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| 1984 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Yang Yang
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15–12, 15–10 | Gold
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Asian Games
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | Liem Swie King
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7–15, 11–15 | Silver
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| 1982 | Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India |
Liem Swie King
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18–16, 15–10 | Gold
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IBF World Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 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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| 1984 | Scandinavian Open | Morten Frost
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10–15, 9–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1985 | Japan Open | Zhao Jianhua
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10–15, 3–15 | Runner-up
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| 1985 | Swedish Open | Zhao Jianhua
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18–14, 1–15, 18–15 |  Winner
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| 1985 | Indonesia Open | Xu Biao
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15–4, 15–3 | Winner
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| 1985 | World Grand Prix Finals |  Sze Yu
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15–6, 15–3 | Winner
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Shenyang
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Chinese male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 1978 Asian Games
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- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
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