Chen Hong 陈宏
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1979-11-28)28 November 1979 (age 45) Changting County,Fujian, China
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	1 (2002)
Medal record Men'sbadminton Representing China World Championships 2001 Seville Men's singles 2006 Madrid Men's singles World Cup 2005 Yiyang Men's singles Sudirman Cup 2005 Beijing Mixed team 2001 Seville Mixed team 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team Thomas Cup 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team 2004 Jakarta Men's team Asian Games 2002 Busan Men's team Asia Championships 1999 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles 2007 Johor Bahru Men's singles 2002 Bangkok Men's singles Asia Cup 2001 Singapore Men's team Summer Universiade 2007 Bangkok Men's singles 2007 Bangkok Mixed team 2007 Bangkok Mixed doubles Asia Junior Championships 1997 Manila Boys' team 1997 Manila Boys' singles 1997 Manila Boys' doubles
BWF profile
Updated on 15:05, 23 October 2013 (UTC).

Chen Hong (陈宏; born November 28, 1979, inChangting County,Fujian) is a formerChinesebadminton player.

During the first several years of the 21st century Chen rated among the world's leading singles players, achieving a number one world ranking in 2002–2003. He won theSwedish Open and theAsian Championships in 1999 as a nineteen-year-old. His subsequent titles included theDutch (2000),Singapore (2002, 2003),Denmark (2002, 2006),Malaysia (2003),China (2005,2006), andThailand (2007) Opens. He twice captured the prestigiousAll-England Championships, 2002 and 2005, defeating his very formidable fellow countrymanLin Dan in the final on the second occasion. He played in the All England 6 consecutive times between 2001 and 2006, his first All England reached the final, losing out to Indian player Pullela Gopichand, 15–12 15–6. His performances atIBF World Championships and at the2004 Olympic Games were not among his finest. He was a bronze medalist (semifinalist) at the2001 and2006 World Championships and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of theGames in Athens. At the 2006 IBF World Championships Chen recorded a 303 km/h jump smash against Taufik Hidayat. Chen retired from competitive play in 2007.

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo,Seville,Spain	Peter Gade	14–17, 2–15	Bronze
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid,Madrid, Spain	Lin Dan	21–15, 19–21, 14–21	Bronze

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Yiyang,China	Lin Dan	14–21, 21–6, 6–21	Bronze

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia	Ong Ewe Hock	15–11, 15–8	Gold
2002	Bangkok,Thailand	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	5–15, 11–15	Bronze
2007	Stadium Bandaraya Johor Bahru,Johor Bahru,Malaysia	Taufik Hidayat	18–21, 19–21	Silver

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Ninoy Aquino Stadium,Manila, Philippines	Taufik Hidayat	11–15, 2–15	Silver

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Ninoy Aquino Stadium,Manila, Philippines	Xia Xuanze	Cai Yun Zhang Yi	6–15, 6–15	Bronze

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theBWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Swedish Open	Rasmus Wengberg	17–15, 15–0	Winner
2000	Dutch Open	Roslin Hashim	15–11, 15–17, 15–7	Winner
2001	All England Open	Pullela Gopichand	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2002	All England Open	Budi Santoso	7–4, 7–5, 7–1	Winner
2002	Singapore Open	Ronald Susilo	15–4, 15–1	Winner
2002	Indonesia Open	Taufik Hidayat	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
2002	Denmark Open	Kenneth Jonassen	15–9, 9–15, 15–6	Winner
2002	China Open	Wong Choong Hann	15–12, 5–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2003	All England Open	Hafiz Hashim	14–17, 10–15	Runner-up
2003	Singapore Open	Chen Yu	11–15, 15–8, 15–4	Winner
2003	Indonesia Open	Taufik Hidayat	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2003	Malaysia Open	Lee Chong Wei	15–9, 15–5	Winner
2004	Korea Open	Xia Xuanze	9–15, 15–17	Runner-up
2004	Indonesia Open	Taufik Hidayat	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2005	All England Open	Lin Dan	8–15, 15–5, 15–2	Winner
2005	Japan Open	Lin Dan	4–15, 0–2;retired	Runner-up
2005	Singapore Open	Taufik Hidayat	9–15, 3–15	Runner-up
2005	China Open	Bao Chunlai	15–12, 8–15, 15–9	Winner
2006	German Open	Chen Jin	3–15, 7–15	Runner-up
2006	China Open	Bao Chunlai	21–17, 21–19	Winner
2006	Denmark Open	Chen Yu	21–18, 21–18	Winner
2007	Thailand Open	Boonsak Ponsana	21–14, 11–21, 23–21	Winner
2007	Philippines Open	Lee Chong Wei	9–21, 15–21	Runner-up

 BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

 BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Iran Fajr International	Zhang Jun	15–3, 15–13	Winner

• Chen Hong atBWFBadminton.com
• Chen Hong atBWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived,alternate link)
• Chen Hong atOlympedia
• Chen Hong atOlympics.com

• 1979 births
• Living people
• People from Changting County
• Hakka sportspeople
• Badminton players from Fujian
• Olympic badminton players for China
• Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton
• Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
• World No. 1 badminton players
• Chinese male badminton players
• Asian Games bronze medalists for China
• Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
• Summer World University Games medalists in badminton
• FISU World University Games silver medalists for China
• FISU World University Games bronze medalists for China
• Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
• 21st-century Chinese sportsmen
• 20th-century Chinese sportsmen

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