Lin Ying (Chinese: 林瑛, or Lam Ying in Cantonese, born 1963) is a Chinese former badminton player and one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's modern history. During her 9-year career representing China's national badminton team, she won women's doubles at many world class tournaments and played on China's dominant Uber Cup teams of the 1980s. She has been nicknamed "The Chinese Queen of Doubles" due to her formidable partnership with Guan Weizhen in the late 80's.

Career

Born in Xiamen, Fujian, Lin won the gold medal in women's doubles at the IBF World Championships three times, in the 1983 with Wu Dixi, and in the 1987 and 1989 IBF World Championships with Guan Weizhen. She, Guan Weizhen and five other later Chinese players, Gao Ling and Huang Sui, Yu Yang, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan are the only players who have won this title at least three times. She also won the World Badminton Grand Prix in women's doubles in 1987 and 1988 with Guan Weizhen, and the prestigious All England Championship in 1982 and 1984 with Wu Dixi, in addition to many other international titles. Lin was a member of the world champion Chinese Uber Cup teams of 1984, 1986, and 1988. After her final world cup win in 1989, She retired from the sport.

Achievements

Olympic Games (Exhibition)

Women's Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South KoreaChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung So-young South Korea Kim Yun-ja11–15, 17–14, 5–15Silver

World Championships

Women's Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, DenmarkChina Wu DixiEngland Jane Webster England Nora Perry15–4, 15–12Gold
1985Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, CanadaChina Wu DixiChina Li Lingwei China Han Aiping9–15, 18–14, 9–15Silver
1987Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, ChinaChina Guan WeizhenChina Li Lingwei China Han Aiping15–7, 15–8Gold
1989Istora Senayan, Jakarta, IndonesiaChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Hwang Hye-young15–1, 15–7Gold

Mixed Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, DenmarkChina Jiang GuoliangDenmark Steen Fladberg Denmark Pia Nielsen5–15, 6–15Bronze

World Cup

Women's Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1984Istora Senayan, Jakarta, IndonesiaChina Wu DixiChina Wu Jianqiu China Xu Rong15–6, 7–15, 15–7Gold
1985Istora Senayan, Jakarta, IndonesiaChina Wu DixiSouth Korea Kim Yun-ja South Korea Yoo Sang-hee15–4, 15–5Gold
1987Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaChina Guan WeizhenChina Li Lingwei China Han Aiping10–15, 15–11, 5–15Silver
1988National Stadium, Bangkok, ThailandChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung So-young South Korea Kim Yun-ja15–3, 15–7Gold
1989Canton Gymnasium, Guangzhou, ChinaChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung So-young South Korea Hwang Hye-young15–2, 17–15Gold

Mixed Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985Istora Senayan, Jakarta, IndonesiaDenmark Jesper HelledieIndonesia Christian Hadinata Indonesia Ivana Lie16–17, 15–12, 1–15Bronze

Asian Games

Women's Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1982Indraprashtha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, IndiaChina Wu DixiSouth Korea Hwang Sun-ai South Korea Kang Haeng-suk16–17, 7–15Bronze
1986Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South KoreaChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Kim Yun-ja South Korea Yoo Sang-hee15–9, 8–15, 15–10Gold

Mixed Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1982Indraprashtha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, IndiaChina Lin JiangliIndonesia Icuk Sugiarto Indonesia Ruth Damyanti5–15, 8–15Bronze
1986Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South KoreaChina Jiang GuoliangSouth Korea Lee Deuk-choon South Korea Chung So-young9–15, 4–15Bronze

International Tournaments (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1981India OpenChina Wu DixiEngland Jane Webster England Nora Perry14–17, 15–13, 15–17Runner-up
1982German OpenChina Wu DixiChina Wu Jianqiu China Xu Rong15–8, 13–15, 15–9Winner
1982Swedish OpenChina Wu DixiChina Wu Jianqiu China Xu Rong7–15, 12–15Runner-up
1982Denmark OpenChina Wu DixiChina Wu Jianqiu China Xu Rong15–12, 15–3Winner
1982All England OpenChina Wu DixiIndonesia Verawaty Fadjrin Indonesia Ruth Damyanti15–8, 15–5Winner

IBF World Grand Prix (26 titles, 5 runners-up)

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

Women's Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983All England OpenChina Wu DixiChina Wu Jianqiu China Xu Rong16–18, 15–11, 6–15Runner-up
1984All England OpenChina Wu DixiSouth Korea Kim Yun-ja South Korea Yoo Sang-hee15–8, 8–15, 17–14Winner
1984English MastersChina Wu DixiEngland Gillian Clark England Nora Perry15–5, 15–1Winner
1984Dutch MastersChina Wu DixiEngland Gillian Clark England Nora Perry15–4, 15–9Winner
1984Scandinavian CupChina Wu DixiSouth Korea Kim Yun-ja South Korea Yoo Sang-hee15–1, 15–7Winner
1985Hong Kong OpenChina Wu DixiChina Han Aiping China Xu Rong4–15, 7–15Runner-up
1985Malaysian MastersChina Wu DixiChina Li Lingwei China Han Aiping15–5, 12–15, 12–15Runner-up
1986Japan OpenChina Wu DixiChina Li Lingwei China Han Aiping15–4, 15–8Winner
1986Malaysia OpenChina Wu JianqiuIndonesia Ivana Lie Indonesia Verawaty Fadjrin15–4, 15–8Winner
1987Japan OpenChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Hwang Hye-young15–5, 15–6Winner
1987German OpenChina Guan WeizhenEngland Gillian Clark England Gillian Gowers15–6, 15–10Winner
1987Scandinavian OpenChina Guan WeizhenChina Li Lingwei China Qian Ping15–1, 15–8Winner
1987All England OpenChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Hwang Hye-young6–15, 15–8, 11–15Runner-up
1987China OpenChina Guan WeizhenChina Wu Jianqiu China Lao Yujing15–5, 15–2Winner
1987Thailand OpenChina Guan WeizhenChina Luo Yun China Zhou Lei6–15, 15–5, 15–11Winner
1987Malaysia OpenChina Guan WeizhenDenmark Dorte Kjaer Denmark Nettie Nielsen15–2, 15–1Winner
1987Grand Prix FinalsChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Hwang Hye-young15–6, 13–15, 15–4Winner
1988Swedish OpenChina Guan WeizhenChina Lao Yujing China Zheng Yuli15–4, 15–8Winner
1988Hong Kong OpenChina Guan WeizhenChina Han Aiping China Shang Fumei15–10, 15–4Winner
1988China OpenChina Guan WeizhenChina Sun Xiaoqing China Zhou Lei15–8, 15–4Winner
1988English MastersChina Guan WeizhenEngland Gillian Clark England Sara Sankey15–8, 15–6Winner
1988Denmark OpenChina Guan WeizhenDenmark Dorte Kjaer Denmark Nettie Nielsen15–3, 15–12Winner
1988Malaysia OpenChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung So-young South Korea Kim Yun-ja15–6, 15–3Winner
1988Grand Prix FinalsChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Hwang Hye-young15–4, 15–9Winner
1989Malaysia OpenChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung So-young South Korea Hwang Hye-young15–4, 15–4Winner
1989Thailand OpenChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung So-young South Korea Hwang Hye-young5–15, 18–17, 15–9Winner
1989Hong Kong OpenChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung So-young South Korea Hwang Hye-young15–4, 15–9Winner
1989China OpenChina Guan WeizhenChina Sun Xiaoqing China Zhou Lei12–15, 15–5, 15–4Winner
1989Denmark OpenChina Guan WeizhenEngland Gillian Clark England Gillian Gowers15–1, 15–3Winner

Mixed Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1984Dutch MastersChina Jiang GuoliangEngland Martin Dew England Gillian Gilks10–15, 17–14, 10–15Runner-up
1987China OpenChina Zhou JincanChina He Shangquan China Xie Yufeng15–11, 15–1Winner

Invitational Tournament

Women's Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989Konica CupChina Guan WeizhenSouth Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Hwang Hye-young15–6, 15–8Winner

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