Gu Jun

Gu Jun (simplified Chinese: 顾俊; traditional Chinese: 顧俊; pinyin: Gù Jùn; born 3 January 1975) is a Chinese former badminton player.

Gu Jun
顾俊
Personal information
Country China
Born (1975-01-03) 3 January 1975
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking1 with Ge fei
BWF profile

Career

Gu and her regular partner Ge Fei were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics. They won over thirty top tier international tournaments together, including two Olympic competitions and two IBF World Championships (which were then held biennially). They helped China to regain the Uber Cup (women's world team trophy) from Indonesia in 1998, and to retain the Cup in 2000. Gu Jun was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2008.

Summer Olympics

Gu competed in the Atlanta 1996 Olympics in the women's doubles with Ge Fei. They won the gold medal by beating Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ock of South Korea 15–5, 15–5 in the final match.

Gu and Ge successfully defended their women's doubles title in the Sydney 2000 Olympics. They won by the same score as 1996, this time against their compatriots Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States Ge Fei Gil Young-ah
Jang Hye-ock
15–5, 15–5 Gold
2000 The Dome, Sydney, Australia Ge Fei Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei
15–5, 15–5 Gold

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
15–1, 15–7 Gold
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Ge Fei Chung Jae-hee
Ra Kyung-min
15–4, 15–5 Gold

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
15–6, 15–12 Gold
1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
15–10, 9–15, 15–9 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium,
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Chen Xingdong Thomas Lund
Catrine Bengtsson
15–10, 10–15, 2–15 Silver

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Ge Fei Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah
15–9, 7–15, 10–15 Bronze
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand Ge Fei Deyana Lomban
Eliza Nathanael
12–15, 15–9, 15–11 Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Ge Fei Chen Ying
Wu Yuhong
15–11, 18–14 Gold
1995 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
15–1, 15–4 Gold
1998 Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
15–8, 15–7 Gold
1999 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ge Fei Chung Jae-hee
Ra Kyung-min
15–8, 15–10 Gold

Asian Cup

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Ge Fei Gil Young-ah
Jang Hye-ock
15–7, 18–17 Gold

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Han Jingna Rikke Olsen
Mette Sørensen
15–5, 15–6 Gold
1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Han Jingna Tang Yongshu
Yuan Yali
15–9, 15–5 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Liang Yongping Kim Dong-moon
Kim Shin-young
Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Thailand Open Ge Fei Han Jingna
Li Qi
15–5, 15–10 Winner
1994 Malaysia Open Ge Fei Eliza Nathanael
Zelin Resiana
15–5, 15–11 Winner
1994 Singapore Open Ge Fei Gil Young-ah
Kim Mee-hyang
15–7, 18–16 Winner
1994 Thailand Open Ge Fei Julie Bradbury
Joanne Goode
15–12, 15–4 Winner
1994 Hong Kong Open Ge Fei Jang Hye-ock
Shim Eun-jung
11–15, 14–18 Runner-up
1994 China Open Ge Fei Bang Soo-hyun
Jang Hye-ock
15–8, 15–2 Winner
1994 World Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Finarsih
Lili Tampi
13–15, 15–8, 15–7 Winner
1995 Korea Open Ge Fei Gil Young-ah
Jang Hye-ock
13–15, 15–1, 11–15 Runner-up
1995 Japan Open Ge Fei Finarsih
Lili Tampi
15–11, 15–8 Winner
1995 Indonesia Open Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
15–6, 15–6 Winner
1995 Singapore Open Ge Fei Gil Young-ah
Jang Hye-ock
15–12, 15–7 Winner
1995 Thailand Open Ge Fei Gil Young-ah
Jang Hye-ock
17–18, 6–15 Runner-up
1995 China Open Ge Fei Gil Young-ah
Jang Hye-ock
15–12, 10–15, 15–3 Winner
1995 World Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Gil Young-ah
Jang Hye-ock
15–7, 15–12 Winner
1996 Chinese Taipei Open Ge Fei Kim Mee-hyang
Kim Shin-young
15–8, 15–13 Winner
1996 Japan Open Ge Fei Gil Young-ah
Jang Hye-ock
5–15, 17–14, 10–15 Runner-up
1996 All England Open Ge Fei Helene Kirkegaard
Rikke Olsen
15–3, 15–7 Winner
1996 World Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Eliza Nathanael
Zelin Resiana
15–4, 15–4 Winner
1997 Japan Open Ge Fei Eliza Nathanael
Zelin Resiana
12–15, 15–12, 15–1 Winner
1997 Korea Open Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
15–10, 15–10 Winner
1997 All England Open Ge Fei Eliza Nathanael
Zelin Resiana
15–6, 15–9 Winner
1997 Swiss Open Ge Fei Han Jingna
Ye Zhaoying
9–15, 15–2, 15–11 Winner
1997 Malaysia Open Ge Fei Liu Lu
Qian Hong
15–7, 15–1 Winner
1997 Singapore Open Ge Fei Indarti Issolina
Deyana Lomban
15–4, 15–9 Winner
1997 China Open Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
15–13, 15–11 Winner
1997 World Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
15–1, 15–8 Winner
1998 Japan Open Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
Walkover Winner
1998 All England Open Ge Fei Jang Hye-ock
Ra Kyung-min
15–7, 15–7 Winner
1998 Swiss Open Ge Fei Rikke Olsen
Marlene Thomsen
15–7, 15–4 Winner
1998 Singapore Open Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
15–8, 15–13 Winner
1998 World Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Rikke Olsen
Marlene Thomsen
Walkover Winner
1999 Japan Open Ge Fei Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei
12–15, 17–16, 15–5 Winner
1999 Malaysia Open Ge Fei Gao Ling
Qin Yiyuan
15–8, 15–10 Winner
1999 China Open Ge Fei Gao Ling
Qin Yiyuan
15–5, 15–6 Winner
1999 World Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Chung Jae-hee
Ra Kyung-min
15–2, 15–4 Winner
2000 All England Open Ge Fei Chung Jae-hee
Ra Kyung-min
15–5, 15–3 Winner
2000 Japan Open Ge Fei Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei
15–13, 4–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2000 Thailand Open Ge Fei Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei
15–8, 15–11 Winner
2000 Malaysia Open Ge Fei Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei
15–17, 15–6, 15–8 Winner

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1993 Wimbledon International Ge Fei 4–11, 6–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Wimbledon International Ge Fei Erica van den Heuvel
Nicole van Hooren
15–5, 15–6 Winner

References

  • badmintoncn.com
  • European results
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gu Jun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-08-09.
  • All England champions 1899-2007
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