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{{short description|Chinese badminton player}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Lin (surname)|Lin]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name                    = Lin Yanfen<br />林燕芬
| birth_date              = {{birth date and age|df=y|1971|1|4}}
| birth_place             = [[Xinhui]], [[Guangdong]], [[China]]
| height                  = 161 cm
| weight                  = 62 kg
| country                 = China
| handedness              = Right
| medaltemplates          =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's Doubles|Women's doubles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1992 Badminton World Cup|1992 Guangzhou]] | Women's doubles}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1993 Badminton World Cup|1993 New Delhi]] | Women's doubles}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Sudirman Cup]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1993 Sudirman Cup|1993 Birmingham]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Uber Cup]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1992 Thomas & Uber Cup|1992 Kuala Lumpur]] | Women's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asian Cup|Asian Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1991 Badminton Asian Cup|1991 Jakarta]] | Women's doubles}}
}}

'''Lin Yanfen''' ({{zh|c=林燕芬}}; born January 4, 1971) is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] female [[badminton]] player of the 1990s.

==Career==
Lin was a women's doubles specialist who paired with [[Yao Fen]] to win several top tier international tournaments. These included the [[Swedish Open (badminton)|Swedish]] (1992), [[China Open (badminton)|China]] (1992), and [[French Open (badminton)|French]] (1993) Opens, the [[Badminton World Cup]] (1992), the [[World Badminton Grand Prix]] (1992), and the prestigious [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All-England Championships]] in 1992. Lin and Yao were bronze medalists at the [[Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona Olympics]] and runners-up at the 1993 [[All England Open Championships|All Englands]]. Lin was a member of [[China national badminton team|China's]] winning [[Uber Cup]] (women's international) team of [[1992 Uber Cup|1992]].

==Achievements==

===Olympic Games===
''Women's Doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles|1992]]
| align="left" | [[Pavelló de la Mar Bella]], [[Barcelona, Spain]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yao Fen]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hwang Hye-young]] <br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Chung So-young]]
| align="left" | 9–15, 8–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] '''Bronze'''
|}

===World Cup===
''Women's Doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[1992 Badminton World Cup|1992]]
| align="left" | Guangdong Gymnasium, [[Guangzhou]], [[China]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Gowers]] <br /> {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sara Sankey]]
| align="left" | 15–0, 15–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|-
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[1993 Badminton World Cup|1993]]
| align="left" | [[Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium]], [[New Delhi, India]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Chung So-young <br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Gil Young-ah]]
| align="left" | 9–15, 10–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

===Asian Cup===
''Women's Doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[1991 Badminton Asian Cup|1991]]
| align="left" | [[Istora Senayan]], [[Jakarta, Indonesia]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kimiko Jinnai]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hisako Mori]] 
| align="left" | 15–10, 14–17, 1–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

===IBF World Grand Prix (5 titles, 4 runners-up)===
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

''Women's Doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1991
| align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lim Xiaoqing]] <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Christine Magnusson]]
| align="left" | 11–15, 15–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-Up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1992
| align="left" | [[Swedish Open (badminton)|Swedish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Catrine Bengtsson]] <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Maria Bengtsson (badminton)|Maria Bengtsson]]
| align="left" | 15–6, 17–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[1992 All England Open Badminton Championships|1992]]
| align="left" | [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guan Weizhen]] <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Nong Qunhua]]
| align="left" | 18–14, 18–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1992
| align="left" | [[China Open (badminton)|China Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Pan Li <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wu Yuhong]]
| align="left" | 17–14, 15–4
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#C3F6D7"
| align="center" | [[1992 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals|1992]]
| align="left" | Grand Prix Finals
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gillian Clark (badminton)|Gillian Clark]] <br /> {{flagicon|ENG}} Gillian Gowers
| align="left" | 15–7, 17–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1993
| align="left" | [[Korea Open (badminton)|Korea Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Chung So-young <br /> {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Gil Young-ah
| align="left" | 8–15, 5–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-Up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[1993 All England Open Badminton Championships|1993]]
| align="left" | All England Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Chung So-young <br /> {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Gil Young-ah
| align="left" | 15–5, 4–15, 7–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-Up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1993
| align="left" | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yao Fen
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Nong Qunhua <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Lei
| align="left" | 15–10, 17–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 1993
| align="left" | China Open
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Pan Li
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Ying (badminton)|Chen Ying]] <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Yuhong
| align="left" | 15–4, 12–15, 4-15
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-Up'''
|-
|}

===IBF International (5 titles, 1 runner-up)===

''Women's Singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1988
| align="left" | [[Polish International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Young-suk]]
| align="left" | 0–11, 1–11
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1988
| align="left" | [[Bulgarian International (badminton)|Bulgarian International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Wanling]]
| align="left" | 9–12, 11–4, 11–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1989
| align="left" | Bulgarian International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Vlada Tcherniavskaia]]
| align="left" | 11–7, 11–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

''Women's Doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1988
| align="left" | Bulgarian International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Wanling
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Junying (badminton)|Zhang Junying]] <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Gao Meifeng]]
| align="left" | 15–7, 6–15, 18–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1989
| align="left" | Bulgarian International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Wanling
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BGR}} [[Diana Koleva]] <br /> {{flagicon|BLR}} Vlada Tcherniavskaia
| align="left" | 15–6, 15–4
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

''Mixed Doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1989
| align="left" | Bulgarian International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wu Chibing]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Jerzy Dolhan <br /> {{flagicon|POL}} [[Bozena Haracz]]
| align="left" | 17–14, 15–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929230456/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LINYAN01 Lin Yanfen at databaseOlympics.com]
*{{Olympedia |2287| Lin Yanfen }}
*{{BWFBadminton.com profile| 324 | Lin Yanfen}}
*{{BWF.TournamentSoftware.com profile | 70153CD5-BAD5-4314-B552-9EC66F91716F | Lin Yanfen}}

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[[Category:Badminton players from Guangzhou]]
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[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for China]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in badminton]]
[[Category:Chinese female badminton players]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
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