Gu Jun

Gu Jun (Template:Zh; born 3 January 1975) is a Chinese former badminton player.

Career

Gu and her regular partner Ge Fei were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics. They won over thirty top tier international tournaments together, including two Olympic competitions and two IBF World Championships (which were then held biennially). They helped China to regain the Uber Cup (women's world team trophy) from Indonesia in 1998, and to retain the Cup in 2000. Gu Jun was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2008.

Summer Olympics

Gu competed in the Atlanta 1996 Olympics in the women's doubles with Ge Fei. They won the gold medal by beating Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ock of South Korea 15–5, 15–5 in the final match.

Gu and Ge successfully defended their women's doubles title in the Sydney 2000 Olympics. They won by the same score as 1996, this time against their compatriots Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Gil Young-ah Template:Flagicon Jang Hye-ock	15–5, 15–5	File:Gold medal.svg Gold
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan Template:Flagicon Yang Wei	15–5, 15–5	File:Gold medal.svg Gold

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu	15–1, 15–7	Gold Gold
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Chung Jae-hee Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	15–4, 15–5	Gold Gold

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu	15–6, 15–12	Gold Gold
1997	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu	15–10, 9–15, 15–9	Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam	Template:Flagicon Chen Xingdong	Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund Template:Flagicon Catrine Bengtsson	15–10, 10–15, 2–15	Silver Silver

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Chung So-young Template:Flagicon Gil Young-ah	15–9, 7–15, 10–15	Bronze Bronze
1998	Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Deyana Lomban Template:Flagicon Eliza Nathanael	12–15, 15–9, 15–11	Gold Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Chen Ying Template:Flagicon Wu Yuhong	15–11, 18–14	Gold Gold
1995	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu	15–1, 15–4	Gold Gold
1998	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu	15–8, 15–7	Gold Gold
1999	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Chung Jae-hee Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	15–8, 15–10	Gold Gold

Asian Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Gil Young-ah Template:Flagicon Jang Hye-ock	15–7, 18–17	Gold Gold

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Han Jingna	Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen Template:Flagicon Mette Sørensen	15–5, 15–6	Gold Gold
1992	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Han Jingna	Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu Template:Flagicon Yuan Yali	15–9, 15–5	Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Liang Yongping	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Kim Shin-young		Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (34 titles, 5 runners-up)

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Han Jingna Template:Flagicon Li Qi	15–5, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1994	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Eliza Nathanael Template:Flagicon Zelin Resiana	15–5, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1994	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Gil Young-ah Template:Flagicon Kim Mee-hyang	15–7, 18–16	Template:Gold1 Winner
1994	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Julie Bradbury Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	15–12, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
1994	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Jang Hye-ock Template:Flagicon Shim Eun-jung	11–15, 14–18	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1994	China Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Bang Soo-hyun Template:Flagicon Jang Hye-ock	15–8, 15–2	Template:Gold1 Winner
1994	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Finarsih Template:Flagicon Lili Tampi	13–15, 15–8, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1995	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Gil Young-ah Template:Flagicon Jang Hye-ock	13–15, 15–1, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1995	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Finarsih Template:Flagicon Lili Tampi	15–11, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1995	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu	15–6, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
1995	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Gil Young-ah Template:Flagicon Jang Hye-ock	15–12, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1995	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Gil Young-ah Template:Flagicon Jang Hye-ock	17–18, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1995	China Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Gil Young-ah Template:Flagicon Jang Hye-ock	15–12, 10–15, 15–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
1995	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Gil Young-ah Template:Flagicon Jang Hye-ock	15–7, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1996	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Kim Mee-hyang Template:Flagicon Kim Shin-young	15–8, 15–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
1996	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Gil Young-ah Template:Flagicon Jang Hye-ock	5–15, 17–14, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1996	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Helene Kirkegaard Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	15–3, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1996	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Eliza Nathanael Template:Flagicon Zelin Resiana	15–4, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Eliza Nathanael Template:Flagicon Zelin Resiana	12–15, 15–12, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu	15–10, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Eliza Nathanael Template:Flagicon Zelin Resiana	15–6, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Han Jingna Template:Flagicon Ye Zhaoying	9–15, 15–2, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Liu Lu Template:Flagicon Qian Hong	15–7, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Indarti Issolina Template:Flagicon Deyana Lomban	15–4, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	China Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu	15–13, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu	15–1, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu	Walkover	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Jang Hye-ock Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	15–7, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen Template:Flagicon Marlene Thomsen	15–7, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan Template:Flagicon Tang Yongshu	15–8, 15–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen Template:Flagicon Marlene Thomsen	Walkover	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan Template:Flagicon Yang Wei	12–15, 17–16, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan	15–8, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	China Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Qin Yiyuan	15–5, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Chung Jae-hee Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	15–2, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Chung Jae-hee Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	15–5, 15–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan Template:Flagicon Yang Wei	15–13, 4–15, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2000	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan Template:Flagicon Yang Wei	15–8, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Huang Nanyan Template:Flagicon Yang Wei	15–17, 15–6, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner

IBF International (1 title, 1 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Wimbledon International	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	4–11, 6–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Wimbledon International	Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	Template:Flagicon Erica van den Heuvel Template:Flagicon Nicole van Hooren	15–5, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner

Performance timeline

National team

• Senior level

Team events	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Uber Cup	S	NH	S	NH	G	NH	G
Sudirman Cup	NH	G	NH	G	NH	G	NH
Asian Games	B	NH			G	NH

Individual competitions

Junior level

• Girls' doubles

Events	1991	1992
World Jr Invitational Championships	G	NH
World Junior Championships	NH	G

• Mixed doubles

Events	1992
World Junior Championships	B

Senior level

• Women's singles

Tournaments	1991	1992	1993
China Open	3R	A	1R
Thailand Open	A		3R
Wimbledon Open	A		F

• Women's doubles

Tournaments	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Olympic Games	NH		G	NH			G
World Championships	NH	QF	NH	G	NH	G	NH
World Cup			G	G	NH
Asian Games	B	NH			G	NH
Asian Championships	G	G	A		G	G	A
Asian Cup		G		NH

Tournaments	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Year-end finals				W	W	W	W	W	W	A
China Open	2R	2R	QF	W	W	2R	W	NH	W	NH
Japan Open	A				W	F	W	W	W	F
All England Open	A			2R	A	W	W	W	wd	W
Malaysia Open	A			W	A		W	A	W	W
Singapore Open	A		NH	W	W	NH	W	W	A	NH
Thailand Open	A		W	W	F	A		NH	A	W
Korea Open	A				F	A	W	NH	A
Swiss Open	A						W	W	A
Chinese Taipei Open	A					W	A	NH	A
Hong Kong Open	A			F	A					NH
Indonesia Open	A				W	A
US Open	A				SF	A
Wimbledon Open	A		W	A		NH

• Mixed doubles

Tournaments	1994	1995	1996	1997
World Championships	NH	A	NH	3R
World Cup	S		A
Asian Games	QF	NH
Asian Championships	QF	A

Tournaments	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
All England Open	A		1R	A		SF	A
China Open	1R	2R	A		QF	A	NH
Japan Open	A					2R	A
Korea Open	A					2R	NH
Malaysia Open	A		2R	A
Singapore Open	A	NH	QF	A	NH	wd	A
Swiss Open	A					2R	2R
Thailand Open	A	2R	A				NH
Wimbledon Open	A	2R	A		NH

References

• badmintoncn.com
• European results
• Template:Cite Sports-Reference
• All England champions 1899-2007

External links

• Template:BWFB
• Template:BWFT
• Template:Olympedia
• Template:Olympics.com