Lin Yanfen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.
Lin Yanfen
林燕芬
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1971-01-04) 4 January 1971
Xinhui, Guangdong, China
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Women's doubles
World Cup
1992 Guangzhou Women's doubles
1993 New Delhi Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Uber Cup
1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Cup
1991 Jakarta Women's doubles

Lin Yanfen (Chinese: 林燕芬; born January 4, 1971) is a Chinese female badminton player of the 1990s.

Career

Lin was a women's doubles specialist who paired with Yao Fen to win several top tier international tournaments. These included the Swedish (1992), China (1992), and French (1993) Opens, the Badminton World Cup (1992), the World Badminton Grand Prix (1992), and the prestigious All-England Championships in 1992. Lin and Yao were bronze medalists at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and runners-up at the 1993 All Englands. Lin was a member of China's winning Uber Cup (women's international) team of 1992.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain Yao Fen Hwang Hye-young
Chung So-young 		9–15, 8–15 Bronze

World Cup

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Yao Fen Gillian Gowers
Sara Sankey 		15–0, 15–3 Gold
1993 Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India Yao Fen Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah 		9–15, 10–15 Bronze

Asian Cup

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Yao Fen Kimiko Jinnai
Hisako Mori 		15–10, 14–17, 1–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (5 titles, 4 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
1991 German Open Yao Fen Lim Xiaoqing
Christine Magnusson 		11–15, 15–17 Runner-Up
1992 Swedish Open Yao Fen Catrine Bengtsson
Maria Bengtsson 		15–6, 17–16 Winner
1992 All England Open Yao Fen Guan Weizhen
Nong Qunhua 		18–14, 18–17 Winner
1992 China Open Yao Fen Pan Li
Wu Yuhong 		17–14, 15–4 Winner
1992 Grand Prix Finals Yao Fen Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers 		15–7, 17–16 Winner
1993 Korea Open Yao Fen Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah 		8–15, 5–15 Runner-Up
1993 All England Open Yao Fen Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah 		15–5, 4–15, 7–15 Runner-Up
1993 French Open Yao Fen Nong Qunhua
Zhou Lei 		15–10, 17–15 Winner
1993 China Open Pan Li Chen Ying
Wu Yuhong 		15–4, 12–15, 4-15 Runner-Up

IBF International (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's Singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1988 Polish International Lee Young-suk 0–11, 1–11 Runner-up
1988 Bulgarian International Zhang Wanling 9–12, 11–4, 11–3 Winner
1989 Bulgarian International Vlada Tcherniavskaia 11–7, 11–8 Winner

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Bulgarian International Zhang Wanling Zhang Junying
Gao Meifeng 		15–7, 6–15, 18–15 Winner
1989 Bulgarian International Zhang Wanling Diana Koleva
Vlada Tcherniavskaia 		15–6, 15–4 Winner

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Bulgarian International Wu Chibing Jerzy Dolhan
Bozena Haracz 		17–14, 15–11 Winner


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