Han Jingna (Chinese: 韩晶娜; born 16 January 1975) is a Chinese retired badminton player who rated among the world's leading women's singles players in the 1990s.[1] Han began practicing badminton at the age of seven. Two years later, she trained at the sports school in Wuhan. She was selected to join the Hubei team in 1988 when she was thirteen, and to join the national team in 1989.[1] She was part of national teams that clinched the 1995 Sudirman Cup in Lausanne,[2] and the 1998 Uber Cup in Hong Kong,[3] She won the silver medal for women's singles at the 1995 World Championships by upsetting South Korea's Bang Soo-hyun in the semifinals before falling to Chinese teammate Ye Zhaoying in the finals. Han also earned a singles bronze medal at the next World Championships in 1997. She competed in the women's singles competition at the 1996 Olympic Games but was eliminated in the quarterfinals round by the defending Olympic gold medalist Susi Susanti of Indonesia.[4]

Han Jingna
韩晶娜
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1975-01-16) 16 January 1975 (age 49)
Qiaokou, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Lausanne Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Women's singles
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Jakarta Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Women's team
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1994 Beijing Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Qingdao Women's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Jakarta Girls' doubles
BWF profile

In 1999, she left the national team and went to the United Kingdom to help coach Great Britain's team for 2000 Olympic Games.[5] She later worked as a Chinese national youth team coach starting in 2006.[3]

Achievements

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World Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland   Ye Zhaoying 7–11, 0–11   Silver
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland   Gong Zhichao 9–12, 9–11   Bronze

Asian Cup

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China   Ye Zhaoying 6–11, 12–9, 3–11   Silver
1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China   Bang Soo-hyun 1–11, 3–11   Bronze

World Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Gu Jun   Tang Yongshu
  Yuan Yali
15–9, 15–5   Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1992 Singapore Open   Ye Zhaoying 11–8, 2–11, 3–11   Runner-up
1993 China Open   Ye Zhaoying 12–10, 11–1   Winner
1993 Hong Kong Open   Ye Zhaoying 12–10, 7–11, 1–11   Runner-up
1995 Sydney Open   Silvia Anggraini 11–5, 11–1   Winner
1996 Dutch Open   Yao Yan 2–9, 2–9, 0–9   Runner-up
1996 Russian Open   Gong Zhichao 11–7, 11–5   Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Thailand Open   Li Qi   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
5–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1995 Swedish Open   Ye Zhaoying   Kim Mee-hyang
  Kim Shin-young
15–12, 12–15, 8–15   Runner-up
1997 Swiss Open   Ye Zhaoying   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
15–9, 2–15, 11–15   Runner-up

IBF International

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1999 Italian International   Zeng Yaqiong Walkover   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Italian International   Ian Sullivan   Anthony Clark
  Zeng Yaqiong
15–11, 15–7   Winner

References

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  1. ^ a b "韩晶娜 Han Jing Na" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "中國蘇迪曼杯之路:穩居A級行列 九征戰五奪冠" (in Chinese). People's Daily. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b ""高龄"高崚壮志凌云 奥运欲实现混双三连冠" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Olympic Games: Badminton - Day 5 Results". www.worldbadminton.com. 28 July 1996. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. ^ "全英羽球公开赛 中国选手穿"英国征衣"?" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 10 March 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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