Lin Dan, 25-year-old, is a men\'s singles badminton player of Hakka ancestry, from Fujian, the People\'s Republic of China.Lin is currently the dominant singles player on the world stage.Lin started playing badminton at the age of 5, and began to his profeional career at the age of 17.He soon became one of the dominant players of men\'s single, winning nine championships in the BWF Super Series between 2002 and 2004.In a surprise lo, he was eliminated in the first round of the badminton men\'s singles in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.He continued to dominate in international tournaments, and has been ranked continuously number one except for a very brief period of being ranked behind Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in 2007.Among the tournaments Lin Dan has won are the All-England Open (2004, 2006, and 2007) and the China Masters.He has helped China win three consecutive Thomas Cup (men\'s world team) championships in 2004, 2006, and 2008.Lin also won the 2007 World Badminton Championships in men\'s singles, defeating Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia in the final to become only the 2nd player after Yang Yang to win the men\'s singles championship back to back, after taking the gold medal in the 2006 World Badminton Championships.
He played for Chinese team in Sudirman Cup 2005 and 2007 as his team won.
Lin won his first ever Olympic singles gold medal on 17 August 2008 at the Beijing Summer Olympics after defeating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in straight sets 21-12, 21-8.Lin Dan, 25-year-old, is a men\'s singles badminton player of Hakka ancestry, from Fujian, the People\'s Republic of China.Lin is currently the dominant singles player on the world stage.
Lin started playing badminton at the age of 5, and began to his profeional career at the age of 17.He soon became one of the dominant players of men\'s single, winning nine championships in the BWF Super Series between 2002 and 2004.In a surprise lo, he was eliminated in the first round of the badminton men\'s singles in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.He continued to dominate in international tournaments, and has been ranked continuously number one except for a very brief period of being ranked behind Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in 2007.
Among the tournaments Lin Dan has won are the All-England Open (2004, 2006, and 2007) and the China Masters.He has helped China win three consecutive Thomas Cup (men\'s world team) championships in 2004, 2006, and 2008.Lin also won the 2007 World Badminton Championships in men\'s singles, defeating Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia in the final to become only the 2nd player after Yang Yang to win the men\'s singles championship back to back, after taking the gold medal in the 2006 World Badminton Championships.He played for Chinese team in Sudirman Cup 2005 and 2007 as his team won.Lin won his first ever Olympic singles gold medal on 17 August 2008 at the Beijing Summer Olympics after defeating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in straight sets 21-12, 21-8.
