Zhao Jianhua Explained

Zhao Jianhua 赵剑华
Birth Date:	21 April 1965
Birth Place:	Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Height:	1.830NaN0
Event:	Men's singles
Highest Ranking:	1
Country:	China
Handedness:	Left

Zhao Jianhua (born 21 April 1965) is a Chinese former badminton player who competed internationally from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He was admired for his speed and power as well as for his deception and technique.

Career

Zhao won the 1991 IBF World Championships in singles, beating Alan Budikusuma in the final. He also won a bronze medal at the 1987 IBF World Championships. He is a two-time winner of the prestigious All England singles title (1985, 1990), and won the quadrennial Asian Games title on both occasions (1986, 1990) that he contested it, defeating his fellow countryman Yang Yang in the final on each occasion. He was a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in 1988, and 1990.

Zhao Jianhua competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles and was seeded #1. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second round he defeated Darren Hall from Great Britain. In the round of 16 Zhao beat Deepankar Bhattacharya from India and in quarterfinals he lost to Hermawan Susanto from Indonesia 15–2, 14–17, 17–14. He is currently the head coach of Guangxi Province Badminton Club.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Morten Frost	12–15, 11–15	Bronze
1991	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Alan Budikusuma	18–13, 15–4	Gold

World Cup

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Icuk Sugiarto	14–18, 10–15	Bronze
1987	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Yang Yang	6–15, 15–2, 15–12	Gold
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Yang Yang	5–15, 6–15	Silver
1989	Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Yang Yang	9–15, 15–7, 13–18	Bronze
1990	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Wu Wenkai	6–15, 7–15	Silver
1991	Macau Forum, Macau	Ardy Wiranata	15–12, 7–15, 10–15	Silver
1992	Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Hermawan Susanto	15–13, 4–15, 2–15	Bronze

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Yang Yang	15–9, 17–16	Gold
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Yang Yang	15–10, 15–11	Gold

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Shanghai, China	Eddy Kurniawan	15–18, 15–6, 15–18	Bronze
1985	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Yang Yang	15–10, 5–15, 15–6	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (9 titles, 8 runners-up)

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

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Japan Open	Han Jian	15–10, 15–3	Winner
1985	Swedish Open	Han Jian	14–18, 15–1, 15–18	Runner-up
1985	All England Open	Morten Frost	6–15, 15–10, 18–15	Winner
1986	Malaysia Open	Misbun Sidek	15–10, 15–13	Winner
1987	Japan Open	Xiong Guobao	15–12, 13–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1987	China Open	Xiong Guobao	15–10, 8–15, 15–6	Winner
1987	Thailand Open	Eddy Kurniawan	15–10, 15–10	Winner
1988	China Open	Ardy Wiranata	15–10, 15–8	Winner
1989	Malaysia Open	Xiong Guobao	12–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1989	Denmark Open	Morten Frost	12–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1990	All England Open	Joko Suprianto	15–4, 15–1	Winner
1990	Singapore Open	Foo Kok Keong	15–8, 10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1991	China Open	Alan Budikusuma	15–7, 5–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1991	World Grand Prix Finals	Wu Wenkai	15–9, 5–15, 15–7	Winner
1992	All England Open	Liu Jun	13–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1992	Japan Open	Ardy Wiranata	15–11, 7–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1992	Singapore Open	Ardy Wiranata	15–3, 15–1	Winner

References

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