Huang Zhanzhong

Career Huang is a Wenzhou, Zhejiang natives, who started to know sport since he was in elementary school. His skills were discovered during a badminton talent identification program by Zhejiang province team in 1979, when he was 11 years old. Although he started the training from the basics, Huang immediately shown a good progress in the men's doubles, and then after won some national tournaments, he was selected to join national team in Beijing in 1989.

Huang reached his first Grand Prix tournament finals at the 1989 China Open with his partner Zheng Yumin, but the duo defeated by Malaysian pair Jalani and Razif Sidek in rubber games. He later helps Chinese team won the 1989 Asian Championships held in Shanghai, beating Indonesian team 5–0, then the men's team event at the 1990 Asian Games defeating Malaysian team 5–0.

In 1991, Huang reached four Grand Prix tournament finals in Finland, Singapore, China, and Hong Kong, and then won his first title in Denmark Open. Huang and Zheng Yumin were qualified to compete at the World Grand Prix Finals, advanced to final round, but lost again to Jalani and Razif Sidek of Malaysia. In December 1991, he and Zheng also won a bronze medal at the Asian Cup after lost the semifinals match to Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia.

In 1992, Huang won a silver medal at the Asian Championships in the men's doubles event with Zheng Yumin. Unfortunately, he and Zheng failed to qualified at the 1992 Summer Olympics, since their points were not enough to be able to take part at that Games.

In 1993, Huang won his second Grand Prix men's doubles title at the Korea Open with Zheng Yumin. He then participated at the East Asian Games held in Shanghai, won a gold in the men's team and a silver medal in the men's doubles with Liu Di. In 1994, he won the China Open with his new partner Jiang Xin, and won bronze medals at Asian Championships and Asian Games. In 1995, he and Jiang Xin won the Asian Cup, China Open, Thailand Open, and was a member of Chinese winning team at the Sudirman Cup.

After retired from the national team, he works as a coach in Zhejiang team.

Achievements Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Jiang Xin Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 9–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zheng Yumin Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 4–15, 6–15 Silver Silver 1994 Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Jiang Xin Tan Kim Her Yap Kim Hock 4–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze1995 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China Jiang Xin Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 15–7, 8–15, 7–15 Silver Silver

Asian Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Zheng Yumin Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 4–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze 1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Jiang Xin Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 15–10, 15–11 Gold Gold

East Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Shanghai, China Liu Di Jiang Xin Yu Qi 12–15, 15–18 Silver Silver

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

Men's doubles