Chen Changjie (badminton)

Chen Changjie
陈昌杰
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1959-01-04) 4 January 1959 (age 65)
Dalian, Liaoning, China
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Games
Gold medal – first place 1981 Santa Clara Men's singles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 1982 London Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi Men's singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Calcutta Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1983 Calcutta Men's team

Chen Changjie (Chinese: 陈昌杰); is a retired professional badminton player from China.

Career

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Chen rated among the world's leading singles players when China entered the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation) in 1981. The powerful Changjie won the first major IBF sanctioned tournament in which China participated, the multi-sport 1981 World Games in Santa Clara, California, by successively beating Prakash Padukone and Morten Frost in the semifinal and final rounds.[1][2] He helped China to win the 1982 Thomas Cup (world men's team championship) by winning three of his four matches in the last two rounds against Denmark and Indonesia.[3] In 1983 Changjie won the Asian Championships in a grueling duel with Indonesia's Eddy Kurniawan[4] The following year Changjie married Zhang Ailing, a brilliant player on the Chinese women's team, and neither appeared in international competition after 1984.

Achievements

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World Cup

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1981 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia Hadiyanto 15–12, 15–10 Bronze Bronze

World Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1981 San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States Denmark Morten Frost 9–15, 15–7, 15–12 Gold Gold

Asian Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India
Indonesia Liem Swie King 4–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1983 Shanghai, China Indonesia Eddy Kurniawan 11–15, 15–6, 18–15 Gold Gold

References

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  1. ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 111.
  2. ^ "World Games," World Badminton, September 1981, 16.
  3. ^ "Thomas Cup Report," World Badminton, June 1981, 2, 3.
  4. ^ Gursharan Singh, "ABC Championships," World Badminton, March 1984, 9.
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