Lin Dan
林丹
Lin Dan.jpg
Lin at Golden Bauhinia Square, Hong Kong, 2008
Personal information
Nickname(s)Super Dan
Birth name林丹
CountryChina
Born(1983-10-14)14 October 1983(age 38)
Longyan, Fujian, China
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Years active2000–2020
Retired4 July 2020
HandednessLeft
CoachXia Xuanze
Men's singles
Career record662 wins, 131 losses
Career title(s)66
Highest ranking1 (26 February 2004)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonMen's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 MadridMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2007 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2009 HyderabadMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2011 LondonMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2013 GuangzhouMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2005 AnaheimMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2017 GlasgowMen's singles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2005 YiyangMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2006 YiyangMen's singles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place2005 BeijingMixed team
Gold medal – first place2007 GlasgowMixed team
Gold medal – first place2009 GuangzhouMixed team
Gold medal – first place2011 QingdaoMixed team
Gold medal – first place2015 DongguanMixed team
Silver medal – second place2017 Gold CoastMixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place2004 JakartaMen's team
Gold medal – first place2006 TokyoMen's team
Gold medal – first place2008 JakartaMen's team
Gold medal – first place2010 Kuala LumpurMen's team
Gold medal – first place2012 WuhanMen's team
Gold medal – first place2018 BangkokMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2002 GuangzhouMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2014 New DelhiMen's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2006 DohaMen's team
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouMen's team
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangMen's team
Silver medal – second place2006 DohaMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2002 BusanMen's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 New DelhiMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2011 ChengduMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2014 GimcheonMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2015 WuhanMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2001 ManilaMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2017 WuhanMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2008 Johor BahruMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2012 QingdaoMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2016 WuhanMen's singles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Hong KongMen's team
Silver medal – second place2009 Hong KongMen's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 GuangzhouMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2000 GuangzhouBoys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 KyotoBoys' singles
Gold medal – first place2000 KyotoBoys' team
Bronze medal – third place1999 YangonBoys' doubles
BWF profile
Updated on 21 November 2019.