Lin Dan (Chinese: 林丹; pinyin: Lín Dān; born October 14, 1983 in Longyan, Fujian) is a professional badminton player from China. He is a two-time Olympic champion, four-time world champion, and five-time All England champion. Widely considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all nine major titles in world badminton: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asia Championships, becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat.
Lin Dan also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and defending his title in 2012.
He has been nicknamed "Super Dan" by his fans.
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| Lin Dan ︱ 林丹 |
Date of Birth: October 14, 1983
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight: 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Country: China
Handedness: Left
Men's singles Highest ranking: 1 (February 2004, June 2012)
Current ranking: 39 (April 18th, 2013)
Awards:
Lin won the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007. He also secured the BWF Best Male Player of the Year in 2008. Lin was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) during the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. On January 16, 2011, he was voted as the 2010 best male athlete in CCTV Sports Personality of the Year for his clean sweep in major badminton titles.
Source from: wikipedia.org