Lin Ying (badminton)

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CountryChina
Born (1963-10-10) 10 October 1963 (age 62)
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Years active1981-1989[1]
Lin Ying
林瑛
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1963-10-10) 10 October 1963 (age 62)
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Years active1981-1989[1]
HandednessRight[2]
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1983 CopenhagenWomen's doubles
Gold medal – first place1987 BeijingWomen's doubles
Gold medal – first place1989 JakartaWomen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1985 CalgaryWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1983 CopenhagenMixed doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1984 JakartaWomen's doubles
Gold medal – first place1985 JakartaWomen's doubles
Gold medal – first place1988 BangkokWomen's doubles
Gold medal – first place1989 GuangzhouWomen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1987 Kuala LumpurWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1985 JakartaMixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place1989 JakartaMixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place1984 Kuala LumpurWomen's team
Gold medal – first place1986 JakartaWomen's team
Gold medal – first place1988 Kuala LumpurWomen's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1986 SeoulWomen's doubles
Gold medal – first place1982 New DelhiWomen's team
Gold medal – first place1986 SeoulWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place1982 New DelhiWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1982 New DelhiMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place1986 SeoulMixed doubles

Lin Ying (Chinese: 林瑛, or Lam Ying in Cantonese, born 1963) is a Chinese former badminton player and one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's modern history. During her 9-year career representing China's national badminton team, she won women's doubles at many world class tournaments and played on China's dominant Uber Cup teams of the 1980s. She has been nicknamed "The Chinese Queen of Doubles" due to her formidable partnership with Guan Weizhen in the late 80's.[3]

Born in Xiamen, Fujian, Lin won the gold medal in women's doubles at the IBF World Championships three times, in the 1983 with Wu Dixi, and in the 1987 and 1989 IBF World Championships with Guan Weizhen. She, Guan Weizhen and five other later Chinese players, Gao Ling and Huang Sui, Yu Yang, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan are the only players who have won this title at least three times.[4] She also won the World Badminton Grand Prix in women's doubles in 1987 and 1988 with Guan Weizhen, and the prestigious All England Championship in 1982 and 1984 with Wu Dixi, in addition to many other international titles. Lin was a member of the world champion Chinese Uber Cup teams of 1984, 1986, and 1988.[5] After her final world cup win in 1989, She retired from the sport.[6][7]

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