Lin Dan

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Born

:14 Oct,1983

Age

:35 years, 10 months

Location

:Longyan, Fujian, China

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About Lin Dan

Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time world champion, and five-time All England champion. Considered by many to be the greatest singles player of all time,by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all nine major titles in the badminton world:

Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Thomas Cup
Sudirman Cup
Super Series Masters Finals
All England Open
Asian Games
Asian Championships

He would become the first ever badminton player to complete the Super Grand Slam twice if he wins the Super Series Masters Finals again.

Lin Dan also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and defending his title in 2012.

Lin Dan Achievements

Awards:

Lin won the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007.He also secured the BWF Best Male Player of the Year in 2008.Lin was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) during the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.On January 16, 2011, he was voted as the 2010 best male athlete in CCTV Sports Personality of the Year for his clean sweep in major badminton titles.

Gold Medal records:

Badminton at the Summer Olympics: