Badminton Player World Records

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  1. Yeung Chao

    Yeung Chao Regular Member

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    I believe this is never discussed or mentioned before. Let's list them down.

    Fastest Smash
    Tan Boon Heong/Fu Haifeng? (need verification)

    Golden Grand Slam
    Lin Dan ( won this twice ) - Olympics, Asian Games, World Champ, Thomas, Sudirman, All England

    Olympics
    Lee Chong Wei - Three times successive final appearance in Beijing, London , Rio and the only player to win three medals in the same category. Most players win only 2 at most.
    Gao Ling - Most Olympic medals, 4
    Zhao YunLei - Only player to win gold in two different events in the same year.
    Mia Audina - Only player to win medal representing two different countries (Indonesia and Netherlands)

    World Championships

    Lin Dan, Park Joo Bong, Zhao Yunlei - Most number of world champ titles

    Asian Games

    Lin Dan - Won the most number of gold medals in singles+team events

    European Championship

    Gillian Gilks - Most number of titles

    Pan America

    Michelle Li - Most successful individual player

    Commonwealth Games

    Lee Chong Wei and Koo Kien Keat - Most number of gold medals

    Thomas Cup

    Lin Dan - Most number of Thomas Cup victories

    Uber Cup

    Gao Ling, Huang Sui, Yang Wei, Zhang Jiewen - won the most number of Uber Cup (5 in a row)

    Sudirman

    Lin Dan - Most number of titles (5)


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    GOAT - Lin Dan
     
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    Chen Long won 3, (Bronze, Gold, Silver).
     
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    Fastest Smash outside of competition: Tan Boon Heong (493 kph).

    Fastest Smash during a tournament: Mads Pieler Kolding (419 kph during 2017 WC).
     
  5. Yeung Chao

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    I forgot that Chen Long also got three medals in the same category so diluting Lee Chong Wei's achievement to being only player to reach Olympic final three times in a row.

    Chen Long is the only player to win the complete medal set in the same category.

    All England (OPEN ERA ONLY)

    Most All England titles - GAO LING

    World Championship

    Tony Gunawan - The only player to win world champ titles representing two different countries.
     
  6. Yeung Chao

    Yeung Chao Regular Member

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    As much as I dislike Park Joo Bong for being a traitor selling all the badminton secrets to Japan and now Japan is better than Korea, he holds the record for being the only guy to win Olympic Gold Medal as a player (Korea) and coach (Japan)
     
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    You're the guy who in another thread said that coaches should go to other countries to work for free. Under your principles, you would call them traitors. …
     
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    Yeung Chao Regular Member

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    This one is different. He could go to any country but to coach Japan, a political and historical enemy of Korea and build them to be even stronger than Korea. That is unfathomable.
     
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    'historical' doesn't mean forever. grow up.
     
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    Double standards according to what is convenient ….
     
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    Not really. I believe it's very personal for PJB. He has some bad blood with KBA.
    So what is the best way for him to get back at them for what they did to him? If I were him, i would go to my enemies/rivals and make them better to piss them off.

    I always wonder why he chooses Japan of all places? He could go to Singapore, Thailand, USA, Canada or Hong Kong/Taiwan but why Japan.
    Japan is no stranger to badminton. They have a strong brand like Yonex, an international system and the people are generally enthusiastic about the sports. It's just that they are always inferior to the other big players and they are often bullied on court. I remember watching Thomas/Uber/Sudirman Cups, Japan is always bulldozed by the same group of traditional badminton teams.

    So it is personal.
     
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    Cheung Moderator

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    Selective memory of yours?

    Park was coaching England team and Malaysian team before Japan. Why did he choose those places?

    Why did Lee Jae Bok coach the England team?

    Why did Tan Kim Her coach England and India ? Why did Rexy coach England?

    Why did Eng Hian and Flandy play for England?

    Why did Rexy coach Malaysia? Why is Rexy coaching Malaysia again?

    Why did Yang Yang and Han Jian coach Malaysia to win the Thomas Cup defeating China along the way.…?
     
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