Liang Qiuxia Explained

Liang Qiuxia
梁秋霞
Birth Date:1950 9, df=y
Birth Place:Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia
Country:China
Handedness:Right

Liang Qiuxia (W.-G. Liang Chiu Hsia, born, Cirebon, West Java; 9 September 1950) is a former badminton player representing China, after migrating from Indonesia. She is also the sister of 6 time All-England Men Doubles Champion, Tjun Tjun, who represented Indonesia.

Liang Qiuxia was one of the most important Chinese badminton players of the 1970s. During this era China belonged to the WBF, which it sponsored, and the larger IBF, so that Liang Qiuxia could rarely compete with the best of the world. In 1974 she won silver in the Asian Games in Women's Singles and Gold in Women's Doubles with Cheng Huiming. In 1976, she became Asian champion, and in 1978 she once again won the Asian Games in the women's singles. After her active career, she became a coach of the Indonesian national team, coaching Olympic champion and one of the all-time greats Susi Susanti.

Major achievements in badminton

TournamentEventYearResult
Badminton at the 1974 Asian GamesWomen's Doubles1974Champion
Badminton at the 1974 Asian GamesWomen's Singles1974Silver Medal
Chinese National Badminton ChampionshipsWomen's Doubles1975Champion
Badminton Asia ChampionshipsWomen's Singles1976Champion
Badminton at the 1978 Asian GamesWomen's Singles1978Champion

References

  1. ^http://www.badmintoncn.com/cbo_star/star_145.html