Liu Jun (simplified Chinese: 刘军; traditional Chinese: 劉軍; pinyin: Liú Jūn; born 9 November 1968) is a male singles badminton player from China.

Liu Jun
刘军
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1968-11-09) 9 November 1968 (age 55)
Jiangxi, China
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Copenhagen Men's singles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Macau Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Jakarta Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Shanghai Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1993 Hong Kong Men's team
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Shanghai Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Shanghai Men's team

Career edit

He come from Jiangxi, China and joined the national team in 1987. Liu won the All England men's singles crown in 1992.[1] He also participated in the 1991 and 1993 World Championships, the 1992 Olympic Games and the 1992 and 1994 Thomas Cup during his career. Liu left the national team in 1994.[2]

Achievements edit

World Championships edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Alan Budikusuma 11–15, 11–15   Bronze

World Cup edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1991 Macau Forum, Macau   Zhao Jianhua 10–15, 12–15   Bronze

Asian Championships edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China   Foo Kok Keong 13-15, 15–9, 3–15   Silver

East Asian Games edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1993 Shanghai, China   Lee Gwang-jin 15–9, 15–9   Gold

IBF World Grand Prix edit

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

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1990 Swedish Open   Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 15–8, 15–11   Winner
1991 Finnish Open   Chen Rong 15–3, 15–2   Winner
1991 Hong Kong Open   Wu Wenkai 15–10, 15–10   Winner
1992 All England Open   Zhao Jianhua 15–13, 15–13   Winner

References edit

  1. ^ "Sporting Digest: Badminton". The Independent. 23 April 1994.
  2. ^ "Liu Jun". Sports-Reference.com. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.