Chinese name: Lin Dan
Alias: Super Dan
Nationality: Chinese
Ethnicity: Han
Birthplace: Shanghang, Longyan, Fujian
Date of birth: October 14, 1983
Graduated from: Overseas Chinese University
Height: 1.78 meters
Weight: 70kg
Sport: Badminton Men's Singles
Affiliated Sports Team: China Badminton Team
Professional Characteristics: Specialized in overhead slice, diagonal shot/fish save
Major Awards: 2004, 2006, 2008 Thomas Cup Champion
Four consecutive titles of the Sudirman Cup from 2005-2011
2008 Olympic Champion (Men's Singles)
Four consecutive titles of the Sudirman Cup
2008 Olympic Champion (Men's Singles)
2006, 2007, 2009 World Championship Champion
2010 Asian Games Men's Singles and Men's Team Champion
Major Events: Became the only Grand Slam player in the history of world badminton
At the age of 5, became hooked on Badminton
When Lin Dan was a child, his mother always liked to dress him up as a girl. At that time Lin Dan chubby, hair stayed long, almost cover the ears, sometimes, the two little face is also smeared red by his mother, and then put on the red clothes bought by his mother, live off a little girl. At the beginning of the 1980s, it was popular to learn the electronic piano all over the country. At that time, Lin Dan was in pre-school, and all the students in the class were taken by their parents to learn the electronic piano, and Lin Dan was no exception. His mother bought him a "Casio" electronic piano, worth one or two hundred dollars, which was already a very high price at that time. However, such an expensive electronic piano has not been able to attract the attention of Lin Dan, sitting in front of the electronic piano every day, only moving fingers, which can be the love of movement of the little Lin Dan suffocated, just play for a while, he would like to come down from the chair to stroll around the West, the results of the practice of only a week, he no longer refused to practice. Lin Dan's father and mother are sports enthusiasts, his father likes to play table tennis and volleyball, his mother swims, but also plays basketball, often on behalf of Shanghang County to participate in competitions in Longyan. Mom thought that her son didn't want to practice the electronic piano, but he had to practice something else. So she took Lin Dan with her when she played basketball and let him run around the court by himself. At that time, there was a children's amateur badminton training at the Shanghang County Gymnasium, and many children around Lin Dan went there to practice. Once, Lin Dan followed them to the gymnasium to play, and he saw badminton for the first time. Seeing the children running around, swinging and catching the ball, Lin Dan was instantly attracted to the game, as if he had found a sense of the right flavor. That year, Lin Dan was 5 years old. Soon after, Lin Dan entered a training class. But because it was an amateur class, it was actually more often than not a fun time. The kids were practicing basic skills such as gripping, swinging, jumping rope, etc. Taking advantage of the coach's inattention, Lin Dan was secretly playing games with the kids, and that time was happy and carefree. At that time, at a very young age, Lin Dan showed a refusal to give in and a strong sense of self-esteem. In the training program at that time, the only thing that scared Lin Dan was the leg press. In the beginning, the child's ligaments were not stretched, the leg pressure, the coach helped him to press, the little Lin Dan cried in pain, crying while pressing, and when he went home, his mother had to help him continue to press. However, no matter how much pain, mom never heard him say that he did not want to go to practice. On weekends, the training team to long-distance running, running around the Shanghang County two laps, at least a few thousand meters, Lin Dan is the youngest in the team, he could not run in front of the front to go, followed by the older members of the team to run, and must run the whole course, and never want to stop in the middle of the race. In addition, in the team to play the game, if you lose, the coach has not said anything, Lin Dan himself began to shed tears. In the amateur class, Lin Dan is the only kid who plays with his left hand, so the coach pays special attention to him. Although Lin Dan's technical level was not the best in the class because he was too young, his physical fitness was outstanding, and when the class conducted a technical evaluation at that time, his basic movements, footwork, and front and back touch lines were among the best.
When he was 9 years old, he grew up in tears
In 1992, at the age of 9, Lin Dan successfully entered the Fujian Provincial Gymnasium and came to Fuzhou, 600 kilometers away from Shanghang County. Lin Dan spent his first semester at the provincial sports school with tears. Lin Dan entered the school in the winter of that year, and he was not used to the dormitory life as he was always afraid of the cold. Since his mom and dad sent him to Fuzhou, he began to cry, almost every day. Even sometimes in the training time, practicing and practicing homesickness, small Lin Dan cried, the coach looked, let him stand on the side, after crying and then practice. After training, back to the dormitory, he was alone and often dazed, unknowingly began to cry again. Later, Lin Dan began to write home, a day a letter, the theme is basically: mom and dad I miss you, you come to see me. Until today, Lin Dan's mom still keeps some of these letters. The good thing is that grandma and grandpa and uncle in Fuzhou, slightly alleviate Lin Dan's homesickness. Every weekend, Lin Dan went to his grandmother's house to eat some delicious food, call his mom, and then return to the sports school on Sunday. When he first arrived at the school, Lin Dan, who hadn't left his parents since he was a child, didn't have the ability to take care of himself, didn't know how to change his clothes, didn't know how to make up his bed, not to mention changing his sheets and pillowcases, and the whole person was unkempt. To the first week of the gymnasium, because he was always alone, homesick, crying in the dormitory, and could not think to take a shower, he actually did not take a shower for a whole week. It was not until the end of the first semester when he came back to the gymnasium from home that Lin Dan's homesickness eased a bit. He didn't cry as much as before, and his letters were reduced to one a week. After surviving the initial adjustment period, Lin Dan's defiance and high self-esteem emerged. Soon, he learned to change clothes, wash sheets, the ability to live independently increased significantly, in training is particularly strong. Lin Dan's mother said, once, Lin Dan fever IV, but he was not willing to delay training, did not ask the coach leave, from the hospital back to continue to put into the training.
Baptized in the army at the age of 14
In 1995, Lin Dan won the boys' singles title in a national youth tournament and was spotted by the People's Liberation Army (PLA), which let him try out for the team for 10 days. It wasn't long after that that Lin Dan received his acceptance notice from the PLA, and at the age of 12, he stepped through the doors of the army to become a soldier. After arriving at the People's Liberation Army, the team sent Lin Dan a lot of new equipment, as if it was still Kaisheng, with clothing, rackets, etc. Holding these equipment, Lin Dan couldn't be happier. Because before this, he has been using a wooden racket, never used such a good equipment. In addition to the new equipment, Lin Dan also had his own uniform. At that time, he was particularly small, less than 1.4 meters, hat on the head like a pot, belt tied to the innermost buttonhole is still loose, pants straight down, everyone saw are laughing. In 1997, Lin Dan with the People's Liberation Army to the South Japan Island to experience the army life. There, they are professional badminton players every day with the army officers and soldiers with the drill, stand guard, stand under the sun for several minutes, night emergency assembly, etc., Lin Dan have experienced one by one. In addition to drills, they have to eat and live with the troops, in the People's Liberation Army training, we always feel that the food is not good, pick and choose. When they arrived there, when they ate, they looked left and right and could not see the meat in the rice. According to Lin Dan, there is a preoccupation with "watching the food", that is to say, if you don't have any food, you will eat more, and even if you do have food, you will have to watch it and eat it. Once, Lin Dan and the company commander, squad leader a few people to eat together, a plate with only a few small salted fish, Lin Dan went up to clip the two into their own bowls to eat, the squad leader later questioned him: "What do you know called 'watch the food eat'? Next to the company commander is sitting!" When he first went to the army, Lin Dan wanted to take a shower, so he asked where the bathhouse was and what time there was hot water. The squad leader told him that there was no hot water for bathing here. As a result, during his 20 days in the army, Lin Dan only took 3 baths, that is, he used cool water to rinse off and put on his clothes quickly. After that period of time in the army exercise, Lin Dan fully felt when the military is not easy, appreciate the military's valuable and respectable, but also let him add a sense of responsibility and pride as a soldier, this feeling was later in Lin Dan's victory after the signature action - military salute in the release of the full. Lin Dan said he was born with the domineering spirit on the court, in fact, this domineering spirit is due to his childhood unconquerable character. This unconvincing energy makes Lin Dan unwilling to bow down no matter how bitter and tired he is, and this character of his has been better refined from the local gymnasium to the army.
At the age of 20, Lin Dan became "Super Dan"
On August 22, 2002, at the age of less than 19, Lin Dan was ranked No. 1 by the International Badminton Federation (BWF), although he remained there for only a week. Since his first Open title in 2002, Lin Dan has won a large number of titles in the BWF Super Series and various international tournaments. From 2004 to 2008, he held the No. 1 spot in the men's singles rankings for almost four years, and was dubbed "Super Dan" by the WBF and the media.
Edit World Championships
1, 2004, the 23rd Thomas Cup Championships, the main member of the 2004 has become the Chinese team men's singles No. 1 Lin Dan in five matches in the first out of all wins, the final of the Chinese team is facing the Danish team, the first out of the Lin Dan 2:0 victory over the Gade. Lin Dan's victory also inspired his teammates, and finally the Chinese team beat Denmark 3:1, after 12 years, once again on the top podium of the men's badminton team. 2, 2005 9th Sudirman Cup Champion Main Member 2005 Sudirman Cup, the final against Indonesia's Chinese team to 3:0 light opponent, as the second appearance in the final Lin Dan beat the then Olympic champion Taufik, proved his own strength, after the game, he saluted the military salute has become one of its iconic action. 3, 2005 Yiyang World Cup Badminton Men's Singles Champion In 2005, the hometown of badminton, Hunan Yiyang held the first World Cup badminton tournament, when the participation of Lin Dan won teammates Chen Hong and Thailand's Posana won the championship, which is his first World Cup singles champion, it is worth mentioning that Lin Dan was injured at the time of the fight. 4, 2006 24th Thomas Cup Champion Main Member In 2006 Lin Dan participated in the Thomas Cup for the second time, as the first singles, he and his teammates back-to-back Thomas Cup Champion, Lin Dan in the final again over Gade, in the semi-final also beat Taufik. 5, 2006 Spain World Badminton Championships Men's Singles Champion 2006 Spain, Lin Dan won his first individual World Championships Men's Singles Champion, the final he lost a game in the case of the first two games in a row, to 2-1 reversed teammate Bao Chunlai. This World Championships he and his girlfriend Xie Xingfang at the same time on top, the achievement of a good story. 6, 2006 Yiyang World Cup Badminton Men's Singles Champion In 2006, the hometown of badminton, Yiyang, Hunan Province, held the second World Cup badminton tournament, once again participating in the Lin Dan once again will be the champion into the arms of the final victory over teammates Chen Yu, won his personal second World Cup singles title. 7, 2007 10th Sudirman Cup Championships main members of the 10th Sudirman Cup in June 2007 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Lin Dan, Zhang Ning, led by the Chinese army continued the strong momentum. Finally, with a record of five wins again won the championship, the sixth time to win the Sudirman Cup. 8, 2007 Malaysia World Badminton Championships men's singles champion Lin Dan
2007 World Championships held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to participate in the identity of the crowned champion Lin Dan all the way into the final, in the final, Lin Dan defeated the Indonesian famous Sonnen, once again crowned World Championships men's singles champion. 9, 2008 25th thomas cup champion main member This is Lin Dan's third time to participate in the thomas cup, is still the first singles of the national badminton, the final, China and South Korea for the title. Lin Dan faced his old enemy Park Sung-hwan in the first match, and lost the first set in the case of two consecutive sets to achieve the opening red, laying the foundation for the Chinese team to win the championship. 10, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games badminton men's singles champion 2008 Beijing Olympic Games badminton tournament finale, in the grand finale of the men's singles final, the top seed Lin Dan 2:0 (21:12, 21:8) swept the second seed, Malaysia's famous Li Zongwei, won the men's singles gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games, Super Dan in the most perfect way to win this Tian Tianshan duel for China's badminton team to win! The heaviest weight of a gold medal, Super Dan in an epic way perfect proof! 11, 2009 11th Sudirman Cup Champion main member Guangzhou Sudirman Cup, shoulder the heavy responsibility of China's men's singles No. 1 player Lin Dan even five passes, for the national badminton team to realize the Su Cup "three consecutive championships," set up a great deal of work. Guangzhou battle victory, so that Lin Dan's world championships to nine, further expanding his leading position in the domestic men's badminton players. 12、2009 India World Badminton Championships Men's Singles Champion 2009 World Badminton Championships Men's Singles Final, the World Championships and Olympic Games double champion Lin Dan won the title with 2:0 (21:18, 21:16) over his teammate Chen Jin, thus realizing the third consecutive World Championships, which is unprecedented in the history of the World Championships. 13, 2010 26th Thomas Cup Championships starring members of the 2010 badminton Thomas Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the final match, Lin Dan also embarked on the fourth Thomas Cup tour, China's final match against arch-rivals Indonesia. Lin Dan in the first set of 2:0 sweep Taufik, for China to play the first shot, and finally the Chinese team to 3:0 to beat Indonesia to win the title, realizing the domination of the Thomas Cup four consecutive titles. 14, 2011, the 12th Sudirman Cup champion main member of Qingdao Sudirman Cup, shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Chinese badminton leader Lin Dan even five passes, for the Chinese team to realize the Su Cup again, "four consecutive championships," set up a sweatshirt. With Lin Dan's victory over Gade in the final, Lin Dan's number of world titles increased to 12, further expanding his deserved supremacy in the world badminton world, and became the undisputed king of the Su Cup. 15, 2011 British World Badminton Championships Men's Singles Champion The 28-year-old Lin Dan, who has won three consecutive World Championships, is making his seventh appearance at the top of the badminton world at the London World Championships. Beijing time on August 14, 2011, held in London, the 2011 Badminton World Championships ended the men's singles competition, Lin Dan in the first set of defeat 2:1 tough reversal of the world's first Lee Chong Wei, won the World Championships title, but also Lin Dan's fourth World Championships title! Also claimed his 15th world title.
Edited achievements and honors
Lin Dan's championships at a glance
I, youth tournament championships (5) 2000 Asian Youth Championships Men's Team Champion, Men's Singles Champion 2000 World Junior Championships Men's Team Champion 2001 Holland Junior Open Men's Singles Champion 2001 German Junior Open Men's Singles Champion II, to participate in the adult group since the tournament Championships (66)
Detailed Achievements
2000 Lin Dan
2000 Asian Youth Championships Men's Team Champion, Men's Singles Champion 2000 World Youth Championships Men's Team Champion, Men's Singles 4th place 2001 2001 Holland Junior Open Men's Singles Champion 2001 German Junior Open Men's Singles Champion 2001 Asian Championships Men's Team Champion, Men's Singles Runner-up 2001 2001 Asian Championships Men's Team Champion, Men's Singles Runner-up 2001 Ninth Games Badminton Men's Singles Runner-up 2001 Denmark Badminton Open Men's Singles Runner-up 2002 2002 Korea Badminton Open Men's Singles Champion 2002 National Badminton Championships Men's Singles Champion 2002 All England Open Men's Singles Runner-up 2003 2003 China Open Men's Singles Champion 2003 Denmark Badminton 2003 China Open Badminton Men's Singles Champion 2003 Hong Kong China Open Badminton Men's Singles Champion 2003 City Games Badminton Men's Singles Champion, Men's Team Champion 2003 Japan Open Badminton Men's Singles Runner-up 2003 Singapore Open Badminton Men's Singles Quarter-finals 2004 2004 Men's Singles Champion of the All England Badminton Championships; 2004 main member of the 23rd Thomas Cup Champion, No.1 Singles; 2004 Men's Singles Champion of German Badminton Open 2004 Men's Singles Champion of China Badminton Open 2004 Men's Singles Champion of Swiss Badminton Open 2004 Men's Singles Champion of Danish Badminton Open 2005 2005 Main Member, No.1 Singles of the 9th Sudirman Cup Champion; Men's Singles Champion of Yiyang World Cup Badminton Champion 2005; China Badminton Masters Tournament 2005 Men's Singles Champion 2005 Japan Badminton Open Men's Singles Champion 2005 Hong Kong China Badminton Open Men's Singles Champion 2005 German Badminton Open Men's Singles Champion 2005 10th National Games Badminton Men's Singles Champion 2005 World Badminton Championships Men's Singles Runner-up in the U.S.A. Lin Dan Successful in Buckle Up
2006 2006 Men's Singles Champion in the All England Badminton Championships; 2006 24th Thomas Cup Champion main member, No.1 singles; 2006 Spain World Badminton Championships Men's Singles Champion; 2006 Yiyang World Cup Badminton Champion Men's Singles Champion; 2006 Japan Badminton Open Men's Singles Champion 2006 Hong Kong China Badminton Open Men's Singles Champion 2006 Macao China Badminton Open Men's Singles Champion 2006 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Men's Singles Champion 2006 Doha Asian Games Badminton Men's Team Champion, Men's Singles Runner-up 2006 Malaysia Badminton Open Men's Singles Runner-up 2007 2007 Men's Singles Champion of All England Badminton Superseries; 2007 10th Sudirman Cup Champion Main Member, No.1 Singles; 2007 Men's Singles Champion of World Badminton Championships, Malaysia; 2007 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Men's Singles Champion (the first Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super Tournament Men's Singles Champion) 2007 Germany Badminton Grand Prix Gold Men's Singles Champion (the first Badminton World Federation (BWF) Grand Prix Gold Men's Singles Champion) 2007 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Men's Singles Champion 2007 China Badminton Masters Men's Singles Champion 2007 Badminton Hong Kong China Badminton Super Tournament Men's Singles Champion 2008 Lin Dan Slammed
< p>2008 25th Thomas Cup Champion main member, No.1 singles; 2008 Beijing Olympic Games badminton men's singles champion; 2008 China Badminton Super Tournament men's singles champion 2008 Switzerland Badminton Super Tournament men's singles champion 2008 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix men's singles champion 2008 Korea Badminton Super Tournament men's singles runner-up (should be champion) 2008 All England Badminton Super Tournament Men's Singles Runner-up 2008 Hong Kong Badminton Super Tournament Men's Singles Runner-up 2009 2009 All England Badminton Super Tournament Men's Singles Champion; 2009 11th Sudirman Cup Champion Main Member, No.1 Singles; 2009 World Badminton Championships Men's Singles Champion in India; 2009 Badminton Super Tournament Men's Singles Champion in China 2009 Badminton Masters Men's Singles Champion in China Champion 2009 France Badminton Super Tournament Men's Singles Champion 2009 11th National Games Men's Singles Champion 2009 5th East Asian Games Men's Team Champion, Men's Singles Runner-up 2009 Switzerland Badminton Super Tournament Men's Singles Runner-up 2010 2010 26th Thomas Cup Champion Main Member, No.1 Singles; 2010 Asian Badminton Championships Men's Singles Champion; 2010 Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games Badminton Men's Singles Champion, Men's Team Champion; So far, Lin Dan realized the only full slam record in the history of badminton (Olympic Games, World Championships, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, All England Championships, World Cup, Asian Games, Asian Championships). 2010 China Badminton Masters Men's Singles Champion 2010 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Men's Singles Runner-up 2011 2011 Badminton Asia Championships Men's Singles Champion; 2011 12th Sudirman Cup Champion Main Member, No. 1 Singles; 2011 World Badminton Championships Men's Singles Champion, Great Britain; 2011 Badminton World Cup Superseries Finals Men's Singles Champion; So far Lin Dan has completed the Grand Slam in After completing the Grand Slam in 2010, Lin Dan became a Super Slam player in badminton history by winning the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, All England Championships, Finals, Asian Games, Asian Championships, Toms Cup and Sudirman Cup in the team in 2011. 2011 Korea Badminton Top Tournament Men's Singles Champion (the first top tournament men's singles champion of Badminton World Federation) 2011 Germany Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men's Singles Champion 2011 China Badminton Top Tournament Men's Singles Champion 2011 Hong Kong Badminton Super Tournament Men's Singles Champion 2011 All England Top Tournament Men's Singles Runner-up 2011 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Men's Singles Runner-up 2011 China Badminton Masters Men's Singles Quarter-finals 2011 France Badminton Superseries Men's Singles Quarter-finals 2012 2012 All England Badminton Grand Prix Men's Singles Champion; 2012 Germany Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men's Singles Champion 2012 South Korea Badminton Grand Prix Men's Singles Runner-up 2012 Badminton Asia Championships Men's Singles Quarter-finalsSuper Grand Slam Record
After the Awards Performance
To date, Lin Dan has become the only Super Slam player in the history of world badminton. Lin Dan is the first player in the history of world badminton to have won the Olympic Games (2008), World Championships (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011), All England Championships (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012), World Cup (2005, 2006), Thomas Cup (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010), Sudirman Cup (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011), Asian Games (2010), Asian Championships (2010, 2011), Badminton World Cup Finals (2011) all men's singles
Social Evaluation
Overwhelming talent, hard work, strong physical fitness, fine technique, powerful offense, strong will quality... ...All of these things have helped Lin Dan become the first person in the world badminton world with eight Grand Slams in the Olympics, Asian Games, World Championships, All England, World Cup, Finals, Sudirman Cup and Thomas Cup at the same time! His achievements have surpassed those of the former heavenly kings Yang Yang, Zhao Jianhua, Sujiato, Frost and many other celebrities, recognized by fans and the industry as the most outstanding badminton player in history.