Yu Yaodong
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| Yu Yaodong 庾耀东 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1951 Dongguan, Guangdong, China[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 November 2012(2012-11-24) (aged 60–61) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yu Yaodong (Chinese: 庾耀东; pinyin: Yǔ Yàodōng; 1951–2012) was a badminton player from People's Republic of China.[2]
Yu Yaodong was born in 1951 in Dongguan, Guangdong. He entered the Guangzhou Amateur Sports School in 1961 then entered the Guangdong team in 1965 and was finally selected for the national team in 1972. At the second ever Badminton World Championships (first by World Badminton Federation) held in Thailand in 1978, Yaodong defeated his teammate Han Jian in the men's singles final and became the first ever badminton world champion in Chinese history. Later, he along with Hou Jiachang won the title of men's doubles World Champion as well. On the day of the final, Deng Xiaoping came to the scene to watch the game and presented the award to Yu Yaodong. After retiring, Yu Yaodong served as the coach of the Guangdong Province badminton team, cultivating famous badminton players such as Xie Xingfang, Zhang Jiewen and Fu Haifeng.[3]
Achievements
World Championships
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Han Jian |
15–11, 15–11 |  Gold |
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hou Jiachang |
 Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul |
18–15, 15–12 | Gold |
| 1979 | Hangzhou, China | Luan Jin |
Sun Zhian Yao Ximing |
9–15, 3–15 |  Silver |
Asian Games
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hou Jiachang |
 Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata |
14–17, 7–15 |  Bronze |
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | Li Fang |
Hariamanto Kartono Theresia Widiastuti |
8–15, 11–15 | Bronze |
Invitational tournament
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Asian Invitational Championships | Luan Jin |
15–6, 15–8 | Gold |
| 1978 | World Invitational Championships | Chen Tianlong |
13–18, 8–15 | Silver |
| 1978 | Asian Invitational Championships | Chen Tianlong |
12–15, 15–13, 15–10 | Gold |
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1978 | World Invitational Championships | Hou Jiachang |
Lin Shiquan Tang Xianhu |
7–15, 1–15 | Silver |
References
- ↑ "庾耀东 Yu Yao Dong". Badminton China (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ↑ "70年代:中国乒羽提前嗅到春天到来的气息". NetEase (in Simplified Chinese). September 26, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ↑ "中国首位羽球男单世界冠军逝世 曾培养出谢杏芳". Xiancn (in Simplified Chinese). November 29, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
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