Chen Jin | |
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Personal information | |
Birth name | 陈金 |
Country | China |
Born |
Handan, Hebei, China |
January 10, 1986
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) |
Medal record
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BWF profile | |
Updated on 10:30, 26 October 2013 (UTC). |
Chen Jin | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 陳金 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 陈金 | ||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Jīn |
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).