Lin Dan

Lin Dan
林丹
Lin at the 2017 BWF World Championships
Personal information
NicknameSuper Dan
Born (1983-10-14) 14 October 1983
Longyan, Fujian, China
Years active2000–2020
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Spouse
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(m. 2010)​
Sport
CountryChina
SportBadminton
HandednessLeft
Coached byXia Xuanze
Retired4 July 2020
Men's singles
Career record662 wins, 131 losses
Career title66
Highest ranking1 (26 February 2004)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonMen's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 MadridMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2007 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2009 HyderabadMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2011 LondonMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2013 GuangzhouMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2005 AnaheimMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2017 GlasgowMen's singles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2005 YiyangMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2006 YiyangMen's singles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place2005 BeijingMixed team
Gold medal – first place2007 GlasgowMixed team
Gold medal – first place2009 GuangzhouMixed team
Gold medal – first place2011 QingdaoMixed team
Gold medal – first place2015 DongguanMixed team
Silver medal – second place2017 Gold CoastMixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place2004 JakartaMen's team
Gold medal – first place2006 TokyoMen's team
Gold medal – first place2008 JakartaMen's team
Gold medal – first place2010 Kuala LumpurMen's team
Gold medal – first place2012 WuhanMen's team
Gold medal – first place2018 BangkokMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2002 GuangzhouMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2014 New DelhiMen's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2006 DohaMen's team
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouMen's team
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangMen's team
Silver medal – second place2006 DohaMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2002 BusanMen's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 New DelhiMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2011 ChengduMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2014 GimcheonMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2015 WuhanMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2001 ManilaMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2017 WuhanMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2008 Johor BahruMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2012 QingdaoMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2016 WuhanMen's singles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Hong KongMen's team
Silver medal – second place2009 Hong KongMen's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 GuangzhouMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2000 GuangzhouBoys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 KyotoBoys' singles
Gold medal – first place2000 KyotoBoys' team
Bronze medal – third place1999 YangonBoys' doubles
Signature
Lin Dan signature
Updated on 21 November 2024
Lin Dan
Simplified Chinese林丹
Traditional Chinese林丹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLín Dān
IPA[lǐn tán] ⓘ

Lin Dan (Chinese: 林丹; born 14 October 1983) is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, five-time World Championships gold medalist, two-time World Cup champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, four-time Asian Champion, as well as a six-time All England champion. He led China to victory 5 times at the Sudirman Cup, 6 times at the Thomas Cup, and 3 times at the Asian Games men's team event.

Widely regarded as the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won the full set of all nine major titles in the badminton world of his time: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Year-end Finals, Asian Games, and Asian Championships, becoming the third player to achieve this feat after Ge Fei and Gu Jun, and the only male player to ever achieve this feat. Of the 9 major events, he had won at least 2 of each events except the Year-end Finals where he won once in his only time participating in that event. He also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and successfully defending his title in 2012.

Lin was dubbed "Super Dan" by opponent Peter Gade after winning the 2004 All England Open final, and the nickname has since been widely used by his fans as well as the media to refer to him, in recognition of his achievements. He was inducted to BWF Badminton Hall of Fame on 26 May 2023.

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