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Guan Weizhen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Guan.
Guan Weizhen
关渭贞
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1964-06-15) 15 June 1964 (age 60)[1]
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China[2]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessRight[3]
EventWomen's doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Women's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Beijing Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1989 Jakarta Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Copenhagen Women's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1988 Bangkok Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1989 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1987 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Jakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1986 Jakarta Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Tokyo Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Calcutta Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Calcutta Women's singles

Guan won numerous major international doubles titles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is the first woman to have won three consecutive women's doubles titles at the BWF World Championships[4] until Yu Yang repeat the feat in 2013[5] followed by the pair of Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in 2023.[6] She won the 1987 and 1989 tournaments with Lin Ying, and the 1991 tourney with Nong Qunhua.She was a member of Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams that won 4 Time Consecutive In 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992. Guan competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles, and earned the silver medal together with Nong Qunhua and retired soon after.[7] Now she is working as an associate administrator of Guangzhou Sports Administration and director of Guangzhou Badminton Sports Administration Center.[8]

  1. ^ Guan Weizhen at Olympedia
  2. ^ "羽坛皇后关渭贞：遭裁判打压丢奥运冠军，退役后从政，婚姻引猜测 (Badminton queen Guan Weizhen: She lost the Olympic title due to being suppressed by referees, entered politics after retirement, and her marriage caused speculation)". NetEase (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  3. ^ Guan Weizhen at BWFBadminton.com
  4. ^ "World Badminton Championships: China Holds on to the Singles Titles - THE FINAL RESULTS". The Straits Times. 13 May 1991. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev; Alleyne, Gayle (2013-08-11). "Wang Lao Ji BWF World Championships 2013 – Day 7: Lin Dan's 'High Five'; Intanon Triumphs". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  6. ^ "Chen/Jia of China win record 4th badminton worlds women's doubles title". XinhuaNet. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  7. ^ "昔日羽坛美女冠军华丽转型 倾全力打造羽毛球之城 (The former beauty champion of the badminton world gorgeous transformation pouring all efforts to build the city of badminton)". SportsSina.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  8. ^ Xuan, Li (2004-11-09). "Badminton Stars Compete in Guangzhou". china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
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