Han Jian (badminton)

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).

Han Jian
Personal information
Birth name韩健
CountryChina
Born (1956-07-06) July 6, 1956
Liaoning
EventMen's singles

Career

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

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1978 Bangkok, Thailand Yu Yaodong 11–15, 11–15 Silver
1979 Hangzhou, China Tariq Wadood 15–0, 15–11 Gold
1983 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Liem Swie King 9–15, 3–15 Bronze
1985 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Morten Frost 14–18, 15–10, 15–8 Gold

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1981 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Prakash Padukone 0–15, 16–18 Silver
1982 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Prakash Padukone 15–5, 15–5 Bronze
1983 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hastomo Arbi 15–4, 15–13 Gold
1984 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Yang Yang 15–12, 15–10 Gold

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1978 Bangkok, Thailand Liem Swie King 7–15, 11–15 Silver
1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India
Liem Swie King 18–16, 15–10 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1984 Scandinavian Open Morten Frost 10–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1985 Japan Open Zhao Jianhua 10–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1985 Swedish Open Zhao Jianhua 18–14, 1–15, 18–15 Winner
1985 Indonesia Open Xu Biao 15–4, 15–3 Winner
1985 World Grand Prix Finals Sze Yu 15–6, 15–3 Winner
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