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Chen Jin (badminton)

Chen Jin
Badminton-wilson swiss open 2010-chen jin.jpg
Personal information
Birth name 陈金
Country  China
Born (1986-01-10) January 10, 1986 (age 31)
Handan, Hebei, China
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Years active 2003–2013
Handedness Right
Men's singles
Career record 291–90
Career title(s) 14
Highest ranking 2 (1 February 2007)
BWF profile
Updated on 10:30, 26 October 2013 (UTC).
Chen Jin
Traditional Chinese 陳金
Simplified Chinese 陈金

Chen Jin (born January 10, 1986 in Handan, Hebei) is a retired male badminton player from China. He is the former World Men's singles Champion, after defeating Taufik Hidayat in the final of the 2010 BWF World Championships in Paris. Now he's coaching the Chinese elite Women's Singles.

Since winning the Asian Junior Badminton Championships in 2004, Chen has developed into one of the world's elite men's singles players. His titles include the Polish (2004), French (2004), German (2006), Swiss (2007), and Macau (2007) Opens. Chen captured the China Masters title in 2006, and in 2008 he won his biggest title to date, the prestigious All-England Championships over his teammate and world number one Lin Dan. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, however, he was beaten in the semifinal by Lin Dan and settled for a bronze medal after defeating Korea's Lee Hyun-il in the playoff for third place. Chen was also a bronze medalist at the 2007 World Championships and a silver medalist at the 2008 Badminton Asia Championships. He is a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) team which has lifted the highly coveted cup for three consecutive campaigns (2004, 2006, 2008).


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