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Guan Weizhen

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Guan.
Guan Weizhen
关渭贞
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1964-06-15) 15 June 1964 (age 60)[1]
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China[2]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessRight[3]
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[4] until Yu Yang repeat the feat in 2013[5] followed by the pair of Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in 2023.[6] She won the 1987 and 1989 tournaments with Lin Ying, and the 1991 tourney 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. Guan competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles, and earned the silver medal together with Nong Qunhua and retired soon after.[7]Now she is working as an associate administrator of Guangzhou Sports Administration and director of Guangzhou Badminton Sports Administration Center.[8]

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 (Exhibition) Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea China Lin Ying South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Kim Yun-ja 		11–15, 17–14, 5–15 Silver
1992 Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain China Nong Qunhua South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		16–18, 15–12, 13–15 Silver

World Championships

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Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China China Lin Ying China Li Lingwei
China Han Aiping 		15–7, 15–8 Gold Gold
1989 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia China Lin Ying South Korea Chung Myung-hee
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		15–1, 15–7 Gold Gold
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark China Nong Qunhua Sweden Christine Magnusson
Sweden Maria Bengtsson 		15–7, 15–4 Gold Gold

World Cup

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Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Lin Ying China Li Lingwei
China Han Aiping 		10–15, 15–11, 5–15 Silver Silver
1988 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand China Lin Ying South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Kim Yun-ja 		15–3, 15–7 Gold Gold
1989 Canton Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China China Lin Ying South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		15–2, 17–15 Gold Gold

Asian Games

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Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea China Lin Ying South Korea Kim Yun-ja
South Korea Yoo Sang-hee 		15–9, 8–15, 15–10 Gold Gold
1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China China Nong Qunhua South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Gil Young-ah 		15–11, 15–4 Gold Gold

Asian Championships

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Women's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1983 Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India South Korea Kim Yun-ja 11–7, 4–11, 1–11 Bronze Bronze

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India China Fan Ming South Korea Kim Bok-sun
South Korea Park Hyun-sook 		15–11, 15–3 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (22 Winners, 8 Runner-Ups)

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1984 Malaysia Open China Wu Jianqiu Sweden Christine Magnusson
England Gillian Clark 		15–10, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1984 Indonesia Open China Wu Jianqiu England Jane Webster
England Nora Perry 		15–9, 16–18, 15–18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 Japan Open China Wu Jianqiu South Korea Kim Yun-ja
South Korea Yoo Sang-hee 		5–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 German Open China Wu Jianqiu England Karen Beckman
England Gillian Gilks 		15–9, 6–15, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985 Swedish Open China Wu Jianqiu China Li Lingwei
China Han Aiping 		12–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 Thailand Open China Wu Jianqiu Indonesia Imelda Wiguna
Indonesia Rosiana Tendean 		15–1, 15–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 Hong Kong Open China Lao Yujing China Li Lingwei
China Han Aiping 		15–18, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-Up
1987 Japan Open China Lin Ying South Korea Chung Myung-hee
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		15–5, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 German Open China Lin Ying England Gillian Clark
England Gillian Gowers 		15–6, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 Scandinavian Open China Lin Ying China Li Lingwei
China Qian Ping 		15–1, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 All England Open China Lin Ying South Korea Chung Myung-hee
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		6-15, 15-8, 11-15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-Up
1987 China Open China Lin Ying China Wu Jianqiu
China Lao Yujing 		15–5, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 Thailand Open China Lin Ying China Luo Yun
China Zhou Lei 		6-15, 15-5, 15-11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 Malaysia Open China Lin Ying Denmark Dorte Kjaer
Denmark Nettie Nielsen 		15-2, 15-1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 Grand Prix Finals China Lin Ying South Korea Chung Myung-hee
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		15–6, 13–15, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 Swedish Open China Lin Ying China Lao Yujing
China Zheng Yuli 		15–4, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 Hong Kong Open China Lin Ying China Han Aiping
China Shang Fumei 		15–10, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 China Open China Lin Ying China Sun Xiaoqing
China Zhou Lei 		15–8, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 English Masters China Lin Ying England Gillian Clark
England Sara Sankey 		15–8, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 Denmark Open China Lin Ying Denmark Dorte Kjaer
Denmark Nettie Nielsen 		15–3, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 Malaysia Open China Lin Ying South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Kim Yun-ja 		15-6, 15-3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 Grand Prix Finals China Lin Ying South Korea Chung Myung-hee
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		15–4, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Malaysia Open China Lin Ying South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		15-4, 15-4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Thailand Open China Lin Ying South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		5-15, 18-17, 15-9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Hong Kong Open China Lin Ying South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		15-4, 15-9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 China Open China Lin Ying China Sun Xiaoqing
China Zhou Lei 		12–15, 15–5, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Denmark Open China Lin Ying England Gillian Clark
England Gillian Gowers 		15-1, 15-3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Japan Open China Nong Qunhua England Gillian Clark
England Gillian Gowers 		15–6, 15–18, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1991 China Open China Nong Qunhua South Korea Chung Myung-hee
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		5–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 All England Open China Nong Qunhua China Lin Yanfen
China Yao Fen 		14–18, 17–18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Invitational Tournament

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Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Konica Cup China Lin Ying South Korea Chung Myung-hee
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		15–6, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ^ Guan Weizhen at Olympedia (archive)
  2. ^ "羽坛皇后关渭贞：遭裁判打压丢奥运冠军，退役后从政，婚姻引猜测 (Badminton queen Guan Weizhen: She lost the Olympic title due to being suppressed by referees, entered politics after retirement, and her marriage caused speculation)". NetEase (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  3. ^ Guan Weizhen at BWFBadminton.com
  4. ^ "World Badminton Championships: China Holds on to the Singles Titles - THE FINAL RESULTS". The Straits Times. 13 May 1991. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev; Alleyne, Gayle (2013-08-11). "Wang Lao Ji BWF World Championships 2013 – Day 7: Lin Dan's 'High Five'; Intanon Triumphs". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  6. ^ "Chen/Jia of China win record 4th badminton worlds women's doubles title". XinhuaNet. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  7. ^ "昔日羽坛美女冠军华丽转型 倾全力打造羽毛球之城 (The former beauty champion of the badminton world gorgeous transformation pouring all efforts to build the city of badminton)". SportsSina.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  8. ^ Xuan, Li (2004-11-09). "Badminton Stars Compete in Guangzhou". china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
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