Han Jian (badminton)

Han Jian (Template:Zh; born July 6, 1956, in Liaoning) is a Chinese retired badminton player in the early and mid 1980s when China first entered the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation).

Career

He was one of the world's leading players in his era, known for his cool and steady play. In China he is nicknamed "sticky candy" (牛皮糖), owing to his much-used tactic of using long rallies to pressurize an opponent into making mistakes. Han won the 1985 IBF World Championships beating Morten Frost in the final. He also won a bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships and played singles for China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1982 and 1986.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Yu Yaodong	11–15, 11–15	Silver Silver
1979	Hangzhou, China	Template:Flagicon Tariq Wadood	15–0, 15–11	Gold Gold
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Liem Swie King	9–15, 3–15	Bronze Bronze
1985	Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada	Template:Flagicon Morten Frost	14–18, 15–10, 15–8	Gold Gold

World Cup

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Prakash Padukone	0–15, 16–18	Silver Silver
1982	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Prakash Padukone	15–5, 15–5	Bronze Bronze
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Hastomo Arbi	15–4, 15–13	Gold Gold
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Yang Yang	15–12, 15–10	Gold Gold

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Liem Swie King	7–15, 11–15	Silver Silver
1982	Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Template:Flagicon Liem Swie King	18–16, 15–10	Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

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

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	India Open	Template:Flagicon Prakash Padukone	15–9, 5–15, 12–15	Runner-Up
1983	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Prakash Padukone	6–15, 15–8, 15–9	Winner
1984	Scandinavian Open	Template:Flagicon Morten Frost	10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1984	Dutch Masters	Template:Flagicon Morten Frost	15–9, 18–14	Winner
1985	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Zhao Jianhua	10–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1985	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Zhao Jianhua	18–14, 1–15, 18–15	Winner
1985	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Xu Biao	15–4, 15–3	Winner
1985	World Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Sze Yu	15–6, 15–3	Winner

Invitational Tournament

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Asian Invitational Badminton Championships	Template:Flagicon Chen Changjie	15–11, 15–8	Winner

External links

• European results
• Profile