Guan Weizhen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Guan .

Guan Weizhen 关渭贞
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1964-06-15) 15 June 1964 (age 61) [1] Guangzhou, Guangdong, China [2]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Handedness	Right [3]
Event	Women's doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   China Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Women's doubles World Championships 1987 Beijing Women's doubles 1989 Jakarta Women's doubles 1991 Copenhagen Women's doubles World Cup 1988 Bangkok Women's doubles 1989 Guangzhou Women's doubles 1987 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1989 Jakarta Mixed team 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team Uber Cup 1986 Jakarta Women's team 1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1990 Tokyo Women's team 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games 1986 Seoul Women's doubles 1990 Beijing Women's doubles 1986 Seoul Women's team 1990 Beijing Women's team Asian Championships 1983 Calcutta Women's doubles 1983 Calcutta Women's singles

Guan won numerous major international doubles titles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is the first woman to have won three consecutive women's doubles titles at the BWF World Championships ^[4] until Yu Yang repeat the feat in 2013 ^[5] followed by the pair of Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in 2023. ^[6] She won the 1987 and 1989 tournaments with Lin Ying, and the 1991 tourney with Nong Qunhua.She was a member of Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams that won 4 Time Consecutive In 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992. Guan competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles, and earned the silver medal together with Nong Qunhua and retired soon after. ^[7] Now she is working as an associate administrator of Guangzhou Sports Administration and director of Guangzhou Badminton Sports Administration Center. ^[8]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988 (Exhibition)	Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Lin Ying	Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja	11–15, 17–14, 5–15	Silver
1992	Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain	Nong Qunhua	Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young	16–18, 15–12, 13–15	Silver

World Championships

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Lin Ying	Li Lingwei Han Aiping	15–7, 15–8	Gold
1989	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lin Ying	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–1, 15–7	Gold
1991	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Nong Qunhua	Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson	15–7, 15–4	Gold

World Cup

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lin Ying	Li Lingwei Han Aiping	10–15, 15–11, 5–15	Silver
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Lin Ying	Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja	15–3, 15–7	Gold
1989	Canton Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Lin Ying	Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young	15–2, 17–15	Gold

Asian Games

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Lin Ying	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	15–9, 8–15, 15–10	Gold
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Nong Qunhua	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	15–11, 15–4	Gold

Asian Championships

Women's Singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India	Kim Yun-ja	11–7, 4–11, 1–11	Bronze

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India	Fan Ming	Kim Bok-sun Park Hyun-sook	15–11, 15–3	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (22 titles, 8 runners-up)

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

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Malaysia Open	Wu Jianqiu	Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark	15–10, 15–13	Winner
1984	Indonesia Open	Wu Jianqiu	Jane Webster Nora Perry	15–9, 16–18, 15–18	Runner-up
1985	Japan Open	Wu Jianqiu	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	5–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1985	German Open	Wu Jianqiu	Karen Beckman Gillian Gilks	15–9, 6–15, 15–9	Winner
1985	Swedish Open	Wu Jianqiu	Li Lingwei Han Aiping	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1985	Thailand Open	Wu Jianqiu	Imelda Wiguna Rosiana Tendean	15–1, 15–0	Winner
1986	Hong Kong Open	Lao Yujing	Li Lingwei Han Aiping	15–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1987	Japan Open	Lin Ying	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1987	German Open	Lin Ying	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15–6, 15–10	Winner
1987	Scandinavian Open	Lin Ying	Li Lingwei Qian Ping	15–1, 15–8	Winner
1987	All England Open	Lin Ying	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	6–15, 15–8, 11–15	Runner-up
1987	China Open	Lin Ying	Wu Jianqiu Lao Yujing	15–5, 15–2	Winner
1987	Thailand Open	Lin Ying	Luo Yun Zhou Lei	6–15, 15–5, 15–11	Winner
1987	Malaysia Open	Lin Ying	Dorte Kjaer Nettie Nielsen	15–2, 15–1	Winner
1987	Grand Prix Finals	Lin Ying	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–6, 13–15, 15–4	Winner
1988	Swedish Open	Lin Ying	Lao Yujing Zheng Yuli	15–4, 15–8	Winner
1988	Hong Kong Open	Lin Ying	Han Aiping Shang Fumei	15–10, 15–4	Winner
1988	China Open	Lin Ying	Sun Xiaoqing Zhou Lei	15–8, 15–4	Winner
1988	English Masters	Lin Ying	Gillian Clark Sara Sankey	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1988	Denmark Open	Lin Ying	Dorte Kjaer Nettie Nielsen	15–3, 15–12	Winner
1988	Malaysia Open	Lin Ying	Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja	15–6, 15–3	Winner
1988	Grand Prix Finals	Lin Ying	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–4, 15–9	Winner
1989	Malaysia Open	Lin Ying	Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1989	Thailand Open	Lin Ying	Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young	5–15, 18–17, 15–9	Winner
1989	Hong Kong Open	Lin Ying	Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young	15–4, 15–9	Winner
1989	China Open	Lin Ying	Sun Xiaoqing Zhou Lei	12–15, 15–5, 15–4	Winner
1989	Denmark Open	Lin Ying	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15–1, 15–3	Winner
1991	Japan Open	Nong Qunhua	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15–6, 15–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1991	China Open	Nong Qunhua	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	5–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1992	All England Open	Nong Qunhua	Lin Yanfen Yao Fen	14–18, 17–18	Runner-up

Invitational tournament

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Konica Cup	Lin Ying	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–6, 15–8	Winner

International tournament

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Victor Cup	Sally Podger	11–3, 11–4	Winner

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Victor Cup	Chen Minhua	Nora Perry Jane Webster	15–11, 9–15, 5–15	Runner-up

References

1. Guan Weizhen at Olympedia
2. "羽坛皇后关渭贞：遭裁判打压丢奥运冠军，退役后从政，婚姻引猜测 (Badminton queen Guan Weizhen: She lost the Olympic title due to being suppressed by referees, entered politics after retirement, and her marriage caused speculation)". NetEase (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-28.
3. Guan Weizhen at BWFBadminton.com
4. "World Badminton Championships: China Holds on to the Singles Titles - THE FINAL RESULTS". The Straits Times. 13 May 1991. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
5. Sukumar, Dev; Alleyne, Gayle (2013-08-11). "Wang Lao Ji BWF World Championships 2013 – Day 7: Lin Dan's 'High Five'; Intanon Triumphs". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
6. "Chen/Jia of China win record 4th badminton worlds women's doubles title". XinhuaNet. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
7. "昔日羽坛美女冠军华丽转型 倾全力打造羽毛球之城 (The former beauty champion of the badminton world gorgeous transformation pouring all efforts to build the city of badminton)". SportsSina.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-28.
8. Xuan, Li (2004-11-09). "Badminton Stars Compete in Guangzhou". china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-12-28.

External links

• Guan Weizhen at BWFBadminton.com
• Guan Weizhen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Guan Weizhen at Olympics.com
• Guan Weizhen at Olympedia
• Guan Weizhen at databaseOlympics.com (archived)