Han Jingna

In this Chinese name, the family name is Han.

Han Jingna (Chinese: 韩晶娜; born 16 January 1975) is a Chinese retired badminton player who rated among the world's leading women's singles players in the 1990s.^[1] Han began practicing badminton at the age of seven. Two years later, she trained at the sports school in Wuhan. She was selected to join the Hubei team in 1988 when she was thirteen, and to join the national team in 1989.^[1] She was part of national teams that clinched the 1995 Sudirman Cup in Lausanne,^[2] and the 1998 Uber Cup in Hong Kong,^[3] She won the silver medal for women's singles at the 1995 World Championships by upsetting South Korea's Bang Soo-hyun in the semifinals before falling to Chinese teammate Ye Zhaoying in the finals. Han also earned a singles bronze medal at the next World Championships in 1997. She competed in the women's singles competition at the 1996 Olympic Games but was eliminated in the quarterfinals round by the defending Olympic gold medalist Susi Susanti of Indonesia.^[4]

Han Jingna 韩晶娜
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1975-01-16) 16 January 1975 (age 49) Qiaokou, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles & doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China World Championships 1995 Lausanne Women's singles 1997 Glasgow Women's singles Uber Cup 1998 Hong Kong Women's team 1994 Jakarta Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Women's team Asian Cup 1994 Beijing Women's singles 1995 Qingdao Women's singles World Junior Championships 1992 Jakarta Girls' doubles
BWF profile

In 1999, she left the national team and went to the United Kingdom to help coach Great Britain's team for 2000 Olympic Games.^[5] She later worked as a Chinese national youth team coach starting in 2006.^[3]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Ye Zhaoying	7–11, 0–11	Silver
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Gong Zhichao	9–12, 9–11	Bronze

Asian Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Ye Zhaoying	6–11, 12–9, 3–11	Silver
1995	Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China	Bang Soo-hyun	1–11, 3–11	Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Gu Jun	Tang Yongshu Yuan Yali	15–9, 15–5	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Singapore Open	Ye Zhaoying	11–8, 2–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1993	China Open	Ye Zhaoying	12–10, 11–1	Winner
1993	Hong Kong Open	Ye Zhaoying	12–10, 7–11, 1–11	Runner-up
1995	Sydney Open	Silvia Anggraini	11–5, 11–1	Winner
1996	Dutch Open	Yao Yan	2–9, 2–9, 0–9	Runner-up
1996	Russian Open	Gong Zhichao	11–7, 11–5	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Thailand Open	Li Qi	Ge Fei Gu Jun	5–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1995	Swedish Open	Ye Zhaoying	Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young	15–12, 12–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1997	Swiss Open	Ye Zhaoying	Ge Fei Gu Jun	15–9, 2–15, 11–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Italian International	Zeng Yaqiong	Walkover	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Italian International	Ian Sullivan	Anthony Clark Zeng Yaqiong	15–11, 15–7	Winner

References

1. "韩晶娜 Han Jing Na" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
2. "中國蘇迪曼杯之路：穩居A級行列 九征戰五奪冠" (in Chinese). People's Daily. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
3. ""高龄"高崚壮志凌云 奥运欲实现混双三连冠" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
4. "Olympic Games: Badminton - Day 5 Results". www.worldbadminton.com. 28 July 1996. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
5. "全英羽球公开赛 中国选手穿"英国征衣"？" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 10 March 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

External links

• Han Jingna at BWFBadminton.com
• Han Jingna at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Han Jingna at Olympedia
• Han Jingna at Olympics.com