Han Aiping
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| Han Aiping | |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | April 22, 1962 |
| Country |  China |
Han Aiping (born April 22, 1962) was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1980s. She and her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner Li Lingwei dominated international singles play for most of the decade.[1]
She is one of the most successful players at the World Championships, with 3 gold medals, two of them in singles and another in women's doubles, and a silver medal.
Han retired in 1990[2] and was introduced in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1998.
[edit] Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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| World Championships | |||
| 1 1 |
Singles Women's doubles |
1985 | Calgary, CAN |
| 1 | Singles | 1987 | Beijing, CHN |
| 2 | Singles | 1983 | Copenhague, DEN |
| 2 | Women's doubles | 1987 | Beijing, CHN |
| Asian Games | |||
| 1 | Singles | 1986 | Seoul, KOR |
| World Grand Prix | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1985 | Indonesia Open |
| 1 | Singles | 1984, 1988 | World Grand Prix finals |
| 1 | Singles | 1985 | All England Open |
| 2 | Singles | 1984 | All England Open |
[edit] References
- ^ History Of Badminton. Badminton Secrets. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- ^ Former world champion Han Aiping becomes Hubei's coach.. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
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