Zhang Jun (badminton)

Zhang Jun (Template:Zh; born November 26, 1977, in Suzhou, Jiangsu) is a former male badminton player from the People's Republic of China. He is now a coach with the Chinese national team following his retirement as an international player.

Career

As a doubles specialist, the solidly built Zhang Jun won several international men's doubles titles with compatriot Zhang Wei including the Swiss (1998), China (2001), and Thailand (2005) Opens. However, the majority of his titles, and the most prestigious ones, came in mixed doubles when he teamed up with the formidable Gao Ling. These included consecutive gold medals at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, earned by surviving a number of very close matches, particularly in 2000 when they were on the verge of elimination in the semifinals. In a similar fashion, Zhang and Gao captured the 2001 IBF World Championships by squeezing past the brilliant South Korean duo Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min 17-16 in the third game. Zhang's other titles with Gao include three victories (2001, 2003, and 2006) at the prestigious All-England Championships; the Badminton Asia Championships in 2002; the China Masters in 2005; and the China (2002, 2003), Japan (2003), Indonesia (2004), Malaysia (2004, 2006), Thailand (2005), Singapore (2005), and German (2006) Opens.

Zhang had the honor of being an Olympic torch carrier at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

After retirement, Zhang Jun coached the Chinese national badminton team. He was promoted to head coach of the national badminton doubles team in 2017, before being selected as vice chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) in 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On January 28, 2019, Zhang Jun was elected as the chairman of Chinese Badminton Association.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Zhang Jun, as president of the Chinese Badminton Association, competed with Khunying Patama, his counterpart from the Badminton Association of Thailand and Anton Aditya Subowo, president of Badminton Asia, for the position of BWF deputy president<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but lost; Patama was elected deputy president in May 2019, during the Sudirman Cup tournament in Nanning, China.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Personal life

Zhang Jun married synchronised swimmer Hu Ni in 2006. Their son was born in 2009.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Zhang Jun's former doubles partner Cai Yun, whom he later also coached, married Hu Ni's teammate Wang Na in 2010.)

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Trikus Haryanto Template:Flagicon Minarti Timur	1–15, 15–13, 15–11	Gold
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	15–1, 12–15, 15–12	Gold

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Zhang Wei	Template:Flagicon Ha Tae-kwon Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	6–15, 15–17	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	7–15, 8–15	Silver
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	15–10, 12–15, 17–16	Gold

Asian Games

Mixed Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	3–15, 6–15	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Zhang Wei	Template:Flagicon Ha Tae-kwon Template:Flagicon Kang Kyung-jin	15–12, 11–15, 13–15	Silver
1999	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Zhang Wei	Template:Flagicon Ha Tae-kwon Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	6–15, 4–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Liu Lu	Template:Flagicon Yang Ming Template:Flagicon Qian Hong	15–12, 17–16	Gold
2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Template:Flagicon Saralee Thungthongkam	11–7, 11–8	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (16 titles, 11 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Yang Ming	Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	3–15, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-Up
1998	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Wei	Template:Flagicon Liu Yong Template:Flagicon Yu Jinhao	17–15, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Wei	Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto	15–5, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
2001	China Open	Template:Flagicon Zhang Wei	Template:Flagicon Chen Qiqiu Template:Flagicon Liu Yong	7–1, 4–7, 8–6 4–7, 7–5	Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Macau Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Thomas Laybourn Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl	19–21, 20–22	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2006	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen Template:Flagicon Britta Andersen	19–21, 21–14, 21–15	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	China Masters	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	16–21, 21–10, 20–22	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2006	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	12–15, 17–15, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	German Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	15–11, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
2005	China Masters	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Template:Flagicon Li Yujia	15–7, 15–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
2005	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol Template:Flagicon Saralee Thungthongkam	10–15, 15–7, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Robert Blair Template:Flagicon Natalie Munt	15–9, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Kim Yong-hyun Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung	15–2, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	2–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	China Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Chen Qiqiu Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	15–13, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	7–15, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	German Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	12–15, 15–11, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	15–10, 11–15, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Mette Schjoldager	9–11, 11–8, 11–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Chen Qiqiu Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	11–6, 11–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	China Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Chen Qiqiu Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	11–4, 11–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
2001	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Michael Søgaard Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	10–15, 15–8, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
2001	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	8–15, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2000	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	15–13, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	8–15, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999	China Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Liu Yong Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	8–15, 5–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	Template:Flagicon Liu Yong Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	12–15, 14–17	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

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