Guan Weizhen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Guan.
Guan Weizhen
关渭贞
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1964-06-15) 15 June 1964[1]
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China[2]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessRight[3]
EventWomen's doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Women's doubles
World Championships
1987 Beijing Women's doubles
1989 Jakarta Women's doubles
1991 Copenhagen Women's doubles
World Cup
1988 Bangkok Women's doubles
1989 Guangzhou Women's doubles
1987 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
1989 Jakarta Mixed team
1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Uber Cup
1986 Jakarta Women's team
1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
1990 Tokyo Women's team
1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
1986 Seoul Women's doubles
1990 Beijing Women's doubles
1986 Seoul Women's team
1990 Beijing Women's team
Asian Championships
1983 Calcutta Women's doubles
1983 Calcutta Women's singles

Guan won numerous major international doubles titles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is the first woman to have won three consecutive women's doubles titles at the BWF World Championships[4] until Yu Yang repeat the feat in 2013[5] followed by the pair of Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in 2023.[6] She won the 1987 and 1989 tournaments with Lin Ying, and the 1991 tourney with Nong Qunhua.She was a member of Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams that won 4 Time Consecutive In 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992. Guan competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles, and earned the silver medal together with Nong Qunhua and retired soon after.[7] Now she is working as an associate administrator of Guangzhou Sports Administration and director of Guangzhou Badminton Sports Administration Center.[8]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 (Exhibition) Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Lin Ying Chung So-young
Kim Yun-ja 		11–15, 17–14, 5–15 Silver
1992 Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain Nong Qunhua Chung So-young
Hwang Hye-young 		16–18, 15–12, 13–15 Silver

World Championships

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Lin Ying Li Lingwei
Han Aiping 		15–7, 15–8 Gold
1989 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Lin Ying Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young 		15–1, 15–7 Gold
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Nong Qunhua Christine Magnusson
Maria Bengtsson 		15–7, 15–4 Gold

World Cup

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lin Ying Li Lingwei
Han Aiping 		10–15, 15–11, 5–15 Silver
1988 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Lin Ying Chung So-young
Kim Yun-ja 		15–3, 15–7 Gold
1989 Canton Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Lin Ying Chung So-young
Hwang Hye-young 		15–2, 17–15 Gold

Asian Games

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Lin Ying Kim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee 		15–9, 8–15, 15–10 Gold
1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Nong Qunhua Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah 		15–11, 15–4 Gold

Asian Championships

Women's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1983 Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India Kim Yun-ja 11–7, 4–11, 1–11 Bronze

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India Fan Ming Kim Bok-sun
Park Hyun-sook 		15–11, 15–3 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (22 titles, 8 runners-up)

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

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1984 Malaysia Open Wu Jianqiu Christine Magnusson
Gillian Clark 		15–10, 15–13 Winner
1984 Indonesia Open Wu Jianqiu Jane Webster
Nora Perry 		15–9, 16–18, 15–18 Runner-up
1985 Japan Open Wu Jianqiu Kim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee 		5–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1985 German Open Wu Jianqiu Karen Beckman
Gillian Gilks 		15–9, 6–15, 15–9 Winner
1985 Swedish Open Wu Jianqiu Li Lingwei
Han Aiping 		12–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1985 Thailand Open Wu Jianqiu Imelda Wiguna
Rosiana Tendean 		15–1, 15–0 Winner
1986 Hong Kong Open Lao Yujing Li Lingwei
Han Aiping 		15–18, 9–15 Runner-up
1987 Japan Open Lin Ying Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young 		15–5, 15–6 Winner
1987 German Open Lin Ying Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		15–6, 15–10 Winner
1987 Scandinavian Open Lin Ying Li Lingwei
Qian Ping 		15–1, 15–8 Winner
1987 All England Open Lin Ying Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young 		6–15, 15–8, 11–15 Runner-up
1987 China Open Lin Ying Wu Jianqiu
Lao Yujing 		15–5, 15–2 Winner
1987 Thailand Open Lin Ying Luo Yun
Zhou Lei 		6–15, 15–5, 15–11 Winner
1987 Malaysia Open Lin Ying Dorte Kjaer
Nettie Nielsen 		15–2, 15–1 Winner
1987 Grand Prix Finals Lin Ying Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young 		15–6, 13–15, 15–4 Winner
1988 Swedish Open Lin Ying Lao Yujing
Zheng Yuli 		15–4, 15–8 Winner
1988 Hong Kong Open Lin Ying Han Aiping
Shang Fumei 		15–10, 15–4 Winner
1988 China Open Lin Ying Sun Xiaoqing
Zhou Lei 		15–8, 15–4 Winner
1988 English Masters Lin Ying Gillian Clark
Sara Sankey 		15–8, 15–6 Winner
1988 Denmark Open Lin Ying Dorte Kjaer
Nettie Nielsen 		15–3, 15–12 Winner
1988 Malaysia Open Lin Ying Chung So-young
Kim Yun-ja 		15–6, 15–3 Winner
1988 Grand Prix Finals Lin Ying Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young 		15–4, 15–9 Winner
1989 Malaysia Open Lin Ying Chung So-young
Hwang Hye-young 		15–4, 15–4 Winner
1989 Thailand Open Lin Ying Chung So-young
Hwang Hye-young 		5–15, 18–17, 15–9 Winner
1989 Hong Kong Open Lin Ying Chung So-young
Hwang Hye-young 		15–4, 15–9 Winner
1989 China Open Lin Ying Sun Xiaoqing
Zhou Lei 		12–15, 15–5, 15–4 Winner
1989 Denmark Open Lin Ying Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		15–1, 15–3 Winner
1991 Japan Open Nong Qunhua Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		15–6, 15–18, 9–15 Runner-up
1991 China Open Nong Qunhua Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young 		5–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1992 All England Open Nong Qunhua Lin Yanfen
Yao Fen 		14–18, 17–18 Runner-up

Invitational Tournament

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Konica Cup Lin Ying Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young 		15–6, 15–8 Winner

References

  1. ^ Guan Weizhen at Olympedia
  2. ^ "羽坛皇后关渭贞：遭裁判打压丢奥运冠军，退役后从政，婚姻引猜测 (Badminton queen Guan Weizhen: She lost the Olympic title due to being suppressed by referees, entered politics after retirement, and her marriage caused speculation)". NetEase (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  3. ^ Guan Weizhen at BWFBadminton.com
  4. ^ "World Badminton Championships: China Holds on to the Singles Titles - THE FINAL RESULTS". The Straits Times. 13 May 1991. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev; Alleyne, Gayle (2013-08-11). "Wang Lao Ji BWF World Championships 2013 – Day 7: Lin Dan's 'High Five'; Intanon Triumphs". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  6. ^ "Chen/Jia of China win record 4th badminton worlds women's doubles title". XinhuaNet. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  7. ^ "昔日羽坛美女冠军华丽转型 倾全力打造羽毛球之城 (The former beauty champion of the badminton world gorgeous transformation pouring all efforts to build the city of badminton)". SportsSina.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  8. ^ Xuan, Li (2004-11-09). "Badminton Stars Compete in Guangzhou". china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
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