Han Jian (badminton)

Han Jian (Chinese: 韩健; born July 6, 1956 in Liaoning) was a Chinese badminton player in the early and mid 1980s when China first entered the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation).

Han Jian
Personal information
Birth name韩健
Country China
Born (1956-07-06) July 6, 1956
Liaoning
EventMen's singles
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's badminton
1985 CalgaryMen's Singles
1983 CopenhagenMen's Singles
World Cup
1983 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
1984 JakartaMen's singles
1981 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
1982 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
Asian Games
1982 New DelhiTeam
1982 New DelhiMen's Singles
1978 BangkokTeam
1978 BangkokMen's Singles
Thomas Cup
1982 LondonTeam
1986 JakartaTeam
1984 Kuala LumpurTeam
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Han.

Career

Along with Morten Frost (Denmark), Liem Swie King (Indonesia), Prakash Padukone (India) and his teammate Luan Jin he was one of the world's leading players in that era, known for his cool and steady play. In China he is nicknamed "sticky candy" (牛皮糖), owing to his much-used tactic of using long rallies to pressurize an opponent into making mistakes. Han won the 1985 IBF World Championships beating Morten Frost in the final. He also won a bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships and played singles for China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1982 and 1986.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1983 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Liem Swie King 9-15, 3-15 Bronze
1985 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Morten Frost 14-18, 15-10, 15-8 Gold

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1981 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Prakash Padukone 0-15, 16-18 Silver
1982 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Prakash Padukone 15-5, 15-5 Bronze
1983 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hastomo Arbi 15-4, 15-13 Gold
1984 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Yang Yang 15-12, 15-10 Gold

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1978 Bangkok, Thailand Liem Swie King Silver
1982 New Delhi, India Liem Swie King Gold

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
1984 Scandinavian Open Morten Frost 10-15, 9-15 Runner-up
1985 Japan Open Zhao Jianhua 10-15, 3-15 Runner-up
1985 Swedish Open Zhao Jianhua 18-14, 1-15, 18-15 Winner
1985 Indonesia Open Xu Biao 15-4, 15-3 Winner
1985 World Grand Prix Finals Sze Yu 15-6, 15-3 Winner

References
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