Zhang Qingwu
Chinese badminton player (born 1963)
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Zhang Qingwu (Chinese: 张青武; born January 5, 1964) is a former Chinese badminton player that born in Fuzhou and a badminton coach for Singapore national badminton team in 2000's.[1]
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| Born | January 5, 1964 Fuzhou, Fujian, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1984-1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Zhang first started his badminton career in 1975 in Fujian Provincial Sports School for Children and selected for provincial squad in 1977.[2] Zhang is well known for his comprehensive skills, strong tactical awareness, and is good at combining pulling and lobbing, waiting for opportunities to counterattack.[3]
In 1984, Zhang was appointed into national squad and proven his worth on the first hand by winning U.S. Open men's doubles event in 1984 with Chen Hongyong.[4] Since that first win, Zhang mainly switched to men's singles event and manage to get his first win of men's singles in Polish Open in 1986 against Swedish Jens Olsson.[5] His greatest individual triumph came at 1988 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals when he managed to win against his teammate, Xiong Guobao in 3 sets.[6]
Zhang is a key player in 1987 Asian Badminton Championships where he won all 3 groups matches and winning the decider in the final match against Indonesian Joko Suprianto with the scoreline of 15–8, 15–12.[7] Zhang is also involved in 1988 Thomas Cup squad but he did not play a single match as a fourth choice single behind Yang Yang, Zhao Jianhua and Xiong Guobao.[3] Zhang retired in 1990 due to several injuries.[2]
Post-retirement and coaching career
Zhang back to his provincial team after retiring until 1992 when he joined the coaching of the Singapore national badminton team.[8] He left the squad in 1994 to focus on his new business and took part on several part time coaches mainly for Fujian Provincial Team.[8][2] In 2000, he joined Badminton Association Malaysia (BAM) as a coach for a short stint before returning to Singapore the next year, this time as a head coach.[8]
Achievements
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 |
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| 1988 | Japan Open |  Nick Yates |
13–18, 15–9, 5–15 |  Runner-up |
| 1988 | Denmark Open |  Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen |
9–15, 16–18 | Runner-up |
| 1988 | World Grand Prix Finals |  Xiong Guobao |
15–10, 4–15, 15–8 |  Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1985 | English Masters | Chen Kang |
Andy Goode Nigel Tier |
7–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
IBF International
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1986 | Polish Open |  Jens Olsson |
15–8, 15–3 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1984 | U.S. Open | Chen Hongyong |
Chen Kang Huang Zhen |
12–15, 15–5, 15–7 | Winner |
