Guan Weizhen

Guan won numerous major international doubles titles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is the first woman to have won three consecutive women's doubles titles at the BWF World Championships until Yu Yang repeat the feat in 2013 followed by the pair of Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in 2023. She won the 1987 and 1989 tournaments with Lin Ying, and the 1991 tourney with Nong Qunhua.She was a member of Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams that won 4 Time Consecutive In 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992. Guan competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles, and earned the silver medal together with Nong Qunhua and retired soon after. Now she is working as an associate administrator of Guangzhou Sports Administration and director of Guangzhou Badminton Sports Administration Center.

Achievements

Olympic Games Women's Doubles

World Championships Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Lin Ying Li Lingwei Han Aiping 15–7, 15–8 Gold Gold 1989 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Lin Ying Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 15–1, 15–7 Gold Gold 1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Nong Qunhua Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson 15–7, 15–4 Gold Gold

World Cup Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lin Ying Li Lingwei Han Aiping 10–15, 15–11, 5–15 Silver Silver 1988 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Lin Ying Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja 15–3, 15–7 Gold Gold 1989 Canton Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Lin Ying Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young 15–2, 17–15 Gold Gold

Asian Games Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Lin Ying Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 15–9, 8–15, 15–10 Gold Gold 1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Nong Qunhua Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 15–11, 15–4 Gold Gold

Asian Championships Women's Singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1983 Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India Kim Yun-ja 11–7, 4–11, 1–11 Bronze Bronze

Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India Fan Ming Kim Bok-sun Park Hyun-sook 15–11, 15–3 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (22 titles, 8 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's Doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1984 Malaysia Open Wu Jianqiu Christine Magnusson Gillian Clark 15–10, 15–13 Winner 1984 Indonesia Open Wu Jianqiu Jane Webster Nora Perry 15–9, 16–18, 15–18 Runner-up 1985 Japan Open Wu Jianqiu Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 5–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1985 German Open Wu Jianqiu Karen Beckman Gillian Gilks 15–9, 6–15, 15–9 Winner 1985 Swedish Open Wu Jianqiu Li Lingwei Han Aiping 12–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1985 Thailand Open Wu Jianqiu Imelda Wiguna Rosiana Tendean 15–1, 15–0 Winner 1986 Hong Kong Open Lao Yujing Li Lingwei Han Aiping 15–18, 9–15 Runner-up 1987 Japan Open Lin Ying Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 15–5, 15–6 Winner 1987 German Open Lin Ying Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 15–6, 15–10 Winner 1987 Scandinavian Open Lin Ying Li Lingwei Qian Ping 15–1, 15–8 Winner 1987 All England Open Lin Ying Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 6–15, 15–8, 11–15 Runner-up 1987 China Open Lin Ying Wu Jianqiu Lao Yujing 15–5, 15–2 Winner 1987 Thailand Open Lin Ying Luo Yun Zhou Lei 6–15, 15–5, 15–11 Winner 1987 Malaysia Open Lin Ying Dorte Kjaer Nettie Nielsen 15–2, 15–1 Winner 1987 Grand Prix Finals Lin Ying Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 15–6, 13–15, 15–4 Winner 1988 Swedish Open Lin Ying Lao Yujing Zheng Yuli 15–4, 15–8 Winner 1988 Hong Kong Open Lin Ying Han Aiping Shang Fumei 15–10, 15–4 Winner 1988 China Open Lin Ying Sun Xiaoqing Zhou Lei 15–8, 15–4 Winner 1988 English Masters Lin Ying Gillian Clark Sara Sankey 15–8, 15–6 Winner 1988 Denmark Open Lin Ying Dorte Kjaer Nettie Nielsen 15–3, 15–12 Winner 1988 Malaysia Open Lin Ying Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja 15–6, 15–3 Winner 1988 Grand Prix Finals Lin Ying Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 15–4, 15–9 Winner 1989 Malaysia Open Lin Ying Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young 15–4, 15–4 Winner 1989 Thailand Open Lin Ying Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young 5–15, 18–17, 15–9 Winner 1989 Hong Kong Open Lin Ying Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young 15–4, 15–9 Winner 1989 China Open Lin Ying Sun Xiaoqing Zhou Lei 12–15, 15–5, 15–4 Winner 1989 Denmark Open Lin Ying Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 15–1, 15–3 Winner 1991 Japan Open Nong Qunhua Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 15–6, 15–18, 9–15 Runner-up 1991 China Open Nong Qunhua Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 5–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1992 All England Open Nong Qunhua Lin Yanfen Yao Fen 14–18, 17–18 Runner-up

Invitational tournament Women's doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1989 Konica Cup Lin Ying Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 15–6, 15–8 Winner

International tournament Women's singles YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult 1982 Victor Cup Sally Podger 11–3, 11–4 Winner

Women's singles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1982 Victor Cup Chen Minhua Nora Perry Jane Webster 15–11, 9–15, 5–15 Runner-up