Wikipedia / Lin Yanfen
Wikipedia / Lin Yanfen
Lin Yanfen (; born January 4, 1971) is a Chinese female badminton player of the 1990s.
Career
Lin was a women's doubles specialist who paired with Yao Fen to win several top tier international tournaments. These included the Swedish (1992), China (1992), and French (1993) Opens, the Badminton World Cup (1992), the World Badminton Grand Prix (1992), and the prestigious All-England Championships in 1992. Lin and Yao were bronze medalists at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and runners-up at the 1993 All Englands. Lin was a member of China's winning Uber Cup (women's international) team of 1992.
Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
9–15, 8–15 | Bronze |
World Cup
Women's Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
Yao Fen | 15–0, 15–3 | Gold | |||
Yao Fen | Chung So-young Gil Young-ah | 9–15, 10–15 | Bronze |
Asian Cup
Women's Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
Yao Fen | 15–10, 14–17, 1–15 | Bronze |
IBF World Grand Prix (5 titles, 4 runners-up)
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
1991 | Yao Fen | 11–15, 15–17 | Runner-Up | ||
1992 | Yao Fen | 15–6, 17–16 | Winner | ||
Yao Fen | 18–14, 18–17 | Winner | |||
1992 | Yao Fen | Pan Li Wu Yuhong | 17–14, 15–4 | Winner | |
Grand Prix Finals | Yao Fen | Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers | 15–7, 17–16 | Winner | |
1993 | Yao Fen | Chung So-young Gil Young-ah | 8–15, 5–15 | Runner-Up | |
All England Open | Yao Fen | Chung So-young Gil Young-ah | 15–5, 4–15, 7–15 | Runner-Up | |
1993 | Yao Fen | Nong Qunhua Zhou Lei | 15–10, 17–15 | Winner | |
1993 | China Open | Pan Li | Chen Ying Wu Yuhong | 15–4, 12–15, 4–15 | Runner-Up |
IBF International (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's Singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
1988 | 0–11, 1–11 | Runner-up | ||
1988 | 9–12, 11–4, 11–3 | Winner | ||
1989 | Bulgarian International | 11–7, 11–8 | Winner |
Women's Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
1988 | Bulgarian International | Zhang Wanling | 15–7, 6–15, 18–15 | Winner | |
1989 | Bulgarian International | Zhang Wanling | Diana Koleva Vlada Tcherniavskaia | 15–6, 15–4 | Winner |
Mixed Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
1989 | Bulgarian International | Jerzy Dolhan Bozena Haracz | 17–14, 15–11 | Winner |
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