Gu Jun

Gu Jun (; 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

World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 15–1, 15–7 Gold Gold 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Ge Fei Chung Jae-hee 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 Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 15–6, 15–12 Gold Gold 1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan 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 Chen Xingdong Thomas Lund 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 Ge Fei Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 15–9, 7–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze 1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand Ge Fei Deyana Lomban 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 Ge Fei Chen Ying Wu Yuhong 15–11, 18–14 Gold Gold 1995 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 15–1, 15–4 Gold Gold 1998 Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 15–8, 15–7 Gold Gold 1999 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ge Fei Chung Jae-hee 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 Ge Fei Gil Young-ah 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 Han Jingna Rikke Olsen Mette Sørensen 15–5, 15–6 Gold Gold 1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Han Jingna Tang Yongshu Yuan Yali 15–9, 15–5 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Liang Yongping Kim Dong-moon 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 Ge Fei Han Jingna Li Qi 15–5, 15–10 Winner 1994 Malaysia Open Ge Fei Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana 15–5, 15–11 Winner 1994 Singapore Open Ge Fei Gil Young-ah Kim Mee-hyang 15–7, 18–16 Winner 1994 Thailand Open Ge Fei Julie Bradbury Joanne Goode 15–12, 15–4 Winner 1994 Hong Kong Open Ge Fei Jang Hye-ock Shim Eun-jung 11–15, 14–18 Runner-up 1994 China Open Ge Fei Bang Soo-hyun Jang Hye-ock 15–8, 15–2 Winner 1994 World Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Finarsih Lili Tampi 13–15, 15–8, 15–7 Winner 1995 Korea Open Ge Fei Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock 13–15, 15–1, 11–15 Runner-up 1995 Japan Open Ge Fei Finarsih Lili Tampi 15–11, 15–8 Winner 1995 Indonesia Open Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 15–6, 15–6 Winner 1995 Singapore Open Ge Fei Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock 15–12, 15–7 Winner 1995 Thailand Open Ge Fei Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock 17–18, 6–15 Runner-up 1995 China Open Ge Fei Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock 15–12, 10–15, 15–3 Winner 1995 World Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock 15–7, 15–12 Winner 1996 Chinese Taipei Open Ge Fei Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young 15–8, 15–13 Winner 1996 Japan Open Ge Fei Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock 5–15, 17–14, 10–15 Runner-up 1996 All England Open Ge Fei Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen 15–3, 15–7 Winner 1996 World Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana 15–4, 15–4 Winner 1997 Japan Open Ge Fei Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana 12–15, 15–12, 15–1 Winner 1997 Korea Open Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 15–10, 15–10 Winner 1997 All England Open Ge Fei Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana 15–6, 15–9 Winner 1997 Swiss Open Ge Fei Han Jingna Ye Zhaoying 9–15, 15–2, 15–11 Winner 1997 Malaysia Open Ge Fei Liu Lu Qian Hong 15–7, 15–1 Winner 1997 Singapore Open Ge Fei Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban 15–4, 15–9 Winner 1997 China Open Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 15–13, 15–11 Winner 1997 World Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 15–1, 15–8 Winner 1998 Japan Open Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu Walkover Winner 1998 All England Open Ge Fei Jang Hye-ock Ra Kyung-min 15–7, 15–7 Winner 1998 Swiss Open Ge Fei Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen 15–7, 15–4 Winner 1998 Singapore Open Ge Fei Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 15–8, 15–13 Winner 1998 World Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen Walkover Winner 1999 Japan Open Ge Fei Huang Nanyan Yang Wei 12–15, 17–16, 15–5 Winner 1999 Malaysia Open Ge Fei Gao Ling Qin Yiyuan 15–8, 15–10 Winner 1999 China Open Ge Fei Gao Ling Qin Yiyuan 15–5, 15–6 Winner 1999 World Grand Prix Finals Ge Fei Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min 15–2, 15–4 Winner 2000 All England Open Ge Fei Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min 15–5, 15–3 Winner 2000 Japan Open Ge Fei Huang Nanyan Yang Wei 15–13, 4–15, 11–15 Runner-up 2000 Thailand Open Ge Fei Huang Nanyan Yang Wei 15–8, 15–11 Winner 2000 Malaysia Open Ge Fei Huang Nanyan Yang Wei 15–17, 15–6, 15–8 Winner

IBF International (1 title, 1 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1993 Wimbledon International Ge Fei 4–11, 6–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Wimbledon International Ge Fei Erica van den Heuvel Nicole van Hooren 15–5, 15–6 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

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

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