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Lin Yanfen

{{short description|Chinese badminton player}}

{{family name hatnote|Lin|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Lin Yanfen
林燕芬

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1971|1|4}}

| birth_place = Xinhui, Guangdong, China

| height = 161 cm

| weight = 62 kg

| country = China

| handedness = Right

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Women's badminton}}

{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 1992 Barcelona | Women's doubles}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Cup}}

{{MedalGold | 1992 Guangzhou | Women's doubles}}

{{MedalBronze | 1993 New Delhi | Women's doubles}}

{{MedalCompetition | Sudirman Cup }}

{{MedalBronze | 1993 Birmingham | Mixed team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Uber Cup }}

{{MedalGold | 1992 Kuala Lumpur | Women's team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Cup}}

{{MedalBronze | 1991 Jakarta | Women's doubles}}

}}

Lin Yanfen ({{zh|c=林燕芬}}; 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

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1992

| align="left" | Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Hwang Hye-young
{{flagicon|KOR}} Chung So-young

| align="left" | 9–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | 16px Bronze

=World Cup=

Women's Doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 1992

| align="left" | Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gowers
{{flagicon|ENG}} Sara Sankey

| align="left" | 15–0, 15–3

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 1993

| align="left" | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Chung So-young
{{flagicon|KOR}} Gil Young-ah

| align="left" | 9–15, 10–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

=Asian Cup=

Women's Doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 1991

| align="left" | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Jinnai
{{flagicon|JPN}} Hisako Mori

| align="left" | 15–10, 14–17, 1–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze 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

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1991

| align="left" | German Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Lim Xiaoqing
{{flagicon|SWE}} Christine Magnusson

| align="left" | 11–15, 15–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-Up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1992

| align="left" | Swedish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Catrine Bengtsson
{{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Bengtsson

| align="left" | 15–6, 17–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1992

| align="left" | All England Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Guan Weizhen
{{flagicon|CHN}} Nong Qunhua

| align="left" | 18–14, 18–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1992

| align="left" | China Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Pan Li
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Yuhong

| align="left" | 17–14, 15–4

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#C3F6D7"

| align="center" | 1992

| align="left" | Grand Prix Finals

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Clark
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gowers

| align="left" | 15–7, 17–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1993

| align="left" | Korea Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Chung So-young
{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Gil Young-ah

| align="left" | 8–15, 5–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-Up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1993

| align="left" | All England Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Chung So-young
{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Gil Young-ah

| align="left" | 15–5, 4–15, 7–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-Up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1993

| align="left" | French Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Nong Qunhua
{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Lei

| align="left" | 15–10, 17–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 1993

| align="left" | China Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Pan Li

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Ying
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Yuhong

| align="left" | 15–4, 12–15, 4-15

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} Runner-Up

=IBF International (5 titles, 1 runner-up)=

Women's Singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1988

| align="left" | Polish International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Young-suk

| align="left" | 0–11, 1–11

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 1988

| align="left" | Bulgarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Wanling

| align="left" | 9–12, 11–4, 11–3

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 1989

| align="left" | Bulgarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BLR}} Vlada Tcherniavskaia

| align="left" | 11–7, 11–8

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Women's Doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 1988

| align="left" | Bulgarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Wanling

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Junying
{{flagicon|CHN}} Gao Meifeng

| align="left" | 15–7, 6–15, 18–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 1989

| align="left" | Bulgarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Wanling

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BGR}} Diana Koleva
{{flagicon|BLR}} Vlada Tcherniavskaia

| align="left" | 15–6, 15–4

| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Mixed Doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 1989

| align="left" | Bulgarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Chibing

| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Jerzy Dolhan
{{flagicon|POL}} Bozena Haracz

| align="left" | 17–14, 15–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929230456/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LINYAN01 Lin Yanfen at databaseOlympics.com]
  • {{Olympedia |2287| Lin Yanfen }}
  • {{BWFBadminton.com profile| 324 | Lin Yanfen}}
  • {{BWF.TournamentSoftware.com profile | 70153CD5-BAD5-4314-B552-9EC66F91716F | Lin Yanfen}}

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Category:Olympic bronze medalists for China

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Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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