Zhao Jianhua


Zhao Jianhua is a Chinese former badminton player who competed internationally from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He was admired for his speed and power as well as for his deception and technique.

Career

Zhao won the 1991 IBF World Championships in singles, beating Alan Budikusuma in the final. He also won a bronze medal at the 1987 IBF World Championships. He is a two-time winner of the prestigious All England singles title, and won the quadrennial Asian Games title on both occasions that he contested it, defeating his fellow countryman Yang Yang in the final on each occasion. He was a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup teams in 1988, and 1990.
Zhao Jianhua competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles and was seeded #1. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second round he defeated Darren Hall from Great Britain. In the round of 16 Zhao beat Deepankar Bhattacharya from India and in quarterfinals he lost to Hermawan Susanto from Indonesia 15–2, 14–17, 17–14. He is currently the head coach of Guangxi Province Badminton Club.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1987Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China

World Cup

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1986Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia

Asian Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1986Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea

Asian Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1983Shanghai, China

IBF World Grand Prix (9 titles, 8 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1985Japan Opengold1

IBF International (1 title)

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1984Scottish Opengold1

Invitation Tournament (1 title)

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1989Konica Cupgold1