Biodata Lin Dan

Lin Dan

Personal information
Nickname(s)	Super Dan
Birth name	林丹
Date of birth	October 14, 1983 (1983-10-14) (age 27)
Place of birth	Longyan, Fujian, China
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Country	China
Handedness	Left
Men Singles
Highest Ranking	1 (February 26, 2004[1])
Current Ranking	3 (September, 2010)
BWF Profile

Medal record
Competitor for China
Men’s badminton
Olympic Games
Gold	2008 Beijing	Men’s Singles
Asian Games
Gold	2006 Doha	Team
Silver	2006 Doha	Men’s Singles
Bronze	2002 Busan	Team
World Championships
Gold	2009 Hyderabad	Men’s Singles
Gold	2007 Kuala Lumpur	Men’s Singles
Gold	2006 Madrid	Men’s Singles
Silver	2005 Anaheim	Men’s Singles
Sudirman Cup
Gold	2009 Guangzhou	Team
Gold	2007 Glasgow	Team
Gold	2005 Beijing	Team
Silver	2003 Eindhoven	Team
Thomas Cup
Gold	2010 Kuala Lumpur	Team
Gold	2008 Jakarta	Team
Gold	2006 Tokyo	Team
Gold	2004 Jakarta	Team
Bronze	2002 Guangzhou	Team

Lin Dan (simplified Chinese: 林丹; traditional Chinese: 林丹; pinyin: Lín Dān; born October 14, 1983 in Longyan, Fujian) is a badminton player from China. Of Hakka ancestry, he has been nicknamed “Super Dan” (超级丹) by his fans.^[2][3][4] While some consider Lin as the greatest player of his generation,^[5] others hail him to be among the greatest of all time.^[6][7]

Lin won the men’s singles gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (2008). He is the only male player in badminton history to have won three consecutive titles at the World Championships (2006, 2007 and 2009).^[8] Lin was also a 4-time title holder of the All-England Open (2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009) and has helped China win four consecutive Thomas Cup (Men’s Team World Badminton Championships) (2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010) and three consecutive Sudirman Cup (World Team Championships) (2005, 2007, and 2009).