Career
Gu and her regular partner Ge Fei were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics. They won over thirty top tier international tournaments together, including two Olympic competitions and two IBF World Championships (which were then held biennially). They helped China to regain the Uber Cup (women's world team trophy) from Indonesia in 1998, and to retain the Cup in 2000.Gu Jun was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2008.
Major achievements
Rank |
Event |
Date |
Venue |
World Championships |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1997 |
Glasgow, SCO |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1999 |
Copenhague, DEN |
Sudirman Cup |
1 |
Team |
1997 |
Glasgow, SWI |
Asian Championships |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1994 |
Shanghai, CHN |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1995 |
Beijing, CHN |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1998 |
Bangkok, THA |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1999 |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
Asian Games |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1998 |
Bangkok, THA |
Other International Titles |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
World Grand Prix finals |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 |
Singapore Open |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1995 |
Indonesia Open |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1997 |
Korea Open |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1997, 1998 |
Swiss Open |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 |
All England Open |
1 |
Women's doubles |
2000 |
Malaysia Open |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
Japan Open |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1993, 1994, 2000 |
Thailand Open |
1 |
Women's doubles |
1996, 1997 |
Badminton World Cup |
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