For the American film producer, see Dan Lin. For the late Ming/early Qing Mongolian khan, see Ligdan Khan.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.
Badminton player
Lin Dan 林丹
Lin at Golden Bauhinia Square, Hong Kong, 2008
Personal information
Nickname(s)
Super Dan
Birth name
林丹
Country
China
Born
(1983-10-14) 14 October 1983 (age 40) Longyan, Fujian, China
Height
178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight
70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Years active
2000–2020
Retired
4 July 2020[2]
Handedness
Left
Coach
Xia Xuanze
Men's singles
Career record
662 wins, 131 losses
Career title(s)
66
Highest ranking
1 (26 February 2004)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing China
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing
Men's singles
2012 London
Men's singles
World Championships
2006 Madrid
Men's singles
2007 Kuala Lumpur
Men's singles
2009 Hyderabad
Men's singles
2011 London
Men's singles
2013 Guangzhou
Men's singles
2005 Anaheim
Men's singles
2017 Glasgow
Men's singles
World Cup
2005 Yiyang
Men's singles
2006 Yiyang
Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
2005 Beijing
Mixed team
2007 Glasgow
Mixed team
2009 Guangzhou
Mixed team
2011 Qingdao
Mixed team
2015 Dongguan
Mixed team
2017 Gold Coast
Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2004 Jakarta
Men's team
2006 Tokyo
Men's team
2008 Jakarta
Men's team
2010 Kuala Lumpur
Men's team
2012 Wuhan
Men's team
2018 Bangkok
Men's team
2002 Guangzhou
Men's team
2014 New Delhi
Men's team
Asian Games
2006 Doha
Men's team
2010 Guangzhou
Men's singles
2010 Guangzhou
Men's team
2014 Incheon
Men's singles
2018 Jakarta-Palembang
Men's team
2006 Doha
Men's singles
2014 Incheon
Men's team
2002 Busan
Men's team
Asian Championships
2010 New Delhi
Men's singles
2011 Chengdu
Men's singles
2014 Gimcheon
Men's singles
2015 Wuhan
Men's singles
2001 Manila
Men's singles
2017 Wuhan
Men's singles
2008 Johor Bahru
Men's singles
2012 Qingdao
Men's singles
2016 Wuhan
Men's singles
East Asian Games
2009 Hong Kong
Men's team
2009 Hong Kong
Men's singles
World Junior Championships
2000 Guangzhou
Mixed team
2000 Guangzhou
Boys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
2000 Kyoto
Boys' singles
2000 Kyoto
Boys' team
1999 Yangon
Boys' doubles
BWF profile
Updated on 21 November 2019.
Lin Dan
Simplified Chinese
林丹
Traditional Chinese
林丹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Lín Dān
IPA
[lǐn tán]ⓘ
Lin Dan (born 14 October 1983)[1] is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time World champion, as well as a six-time All England champion. He is the greatest badminton player of all time,[3][4][5] by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won what some consider to be the nine major titles in the badminton world: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asian Championships, becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat.[6][7] He also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and successfully defending his title in 2012.[8]
In 2004, he was dubbed "Super Dan" by opponent Peter Gade after winning the All England Open final, and the nickname has since been widely used by his fans as well as the media to refer to him, in recognition of his achievements.[9][10]
On 26 May 2023, Lin was inducted to BWF Badminton Hall of Fame.[11]
^ abcEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lin Dan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
^"Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan retires at 36". Channel NewsAsia. Agence France-Presse. 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^Selvaraj, Jonathan (4 July 2020). "'Lin Dan is undoubtedly the greatest. He is alone at the top'". ESPN. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^"Badminton: Lee Chong Wei calls Lin Dan 'the greatest of all time'". The Straits Times. 16 April 2020.
^AFP. "Lin Dan the greatest, says record-breaking Gade". NDTV. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
^"史上最佳"送林丹绝不是奉承 超级大满贯前无古人 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
^""Super Dan" completes super "Grand Slam" as Denmark denies China's clean-sweep at BWF Finals". Xinhuanet. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
^Cite error: The named reference London2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"林丹：不喜欢超级丹称号 会选择留在潘多拉星球". enorth.com.cn (in Chinese). 5 March 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
^直到世界尽头 (in Chinese).
^"Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei Elected to BWF Hall of Fame". Badminton World Federation. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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Championships. Only Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols (5), Frank Devlin (6), LinDan (6), Erland Kops (7) and Rudy Hartono (8) have won more All Englands than...
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the third set 21–15. Gade lost in straight sets to the Chinese champion LinDan in the quarter-final. 2012 In the 2012 Summer Olympics he was defeated...
(in Indonesian). 12 May 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2019. "Hariyanto Arbi dan Rindu yang Belum Dibayar Tuntas". sport.detik.com (in Indonesian). 18 March...
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first seeded Lee Chong Wei in the quarterfinals before falling to teammate LinDan in the final. A frequent finalist in top tier international tournaments...
each with three. Fu Haifeng, Gao Ling, Ge Fei, Gu Jun, Kim Dong-moon, LinDan, Zhang Jun, Zhang Nan, Zhang Ning and Zhao Yunlei are the all-time leaders...
against Brice Leverdez in an eventual 2–1 win. He played against China's LinDan in the final and won with a score of 21–19, 21–18. At Loh's first World...
defending champion, former world No. 1 and two-time Olympic gold medalist LinDan of China with a straight games 7–21, 20–22 in the quarterfinals. In 2016...
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