Chen Xingdong (; born 2 April 1970) is a Chinese former badminton player. He competed at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in the mixed doubles event together with his partner Peng Xinyong. Chen was part of the Sichuan Sports Technology College team since 1984 and retired from the international tournament in 1997. In 1998, he was selected as a coach in Sichuan Province team and at the same year he join national team as a men's team coach. In early 2000, he focused as a mixed doubles coach. His career in badminton started to appear in 1993 when he and his mixed doubles partner Sun Man won the gold medal at the 1993 East Asian Games, 1993 China Open, and 1994 Asian Championships. Chen qualified to compete at the 1994

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...

with

Gu Jun Gu Jun (; born 3 January 1975) is a Chinese former badminton player. Career Gu and her regular partner Ge Fei were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics. They won over thirty t ...

and finished as a runner-up. In 1995, he cooperated with

Wang Xiaoyuan Wang Xiaoyuan (born 12 May 1968) is a Chinese badminton player. She won the China (1991), French (1992), and Thailand (1993) Opens with Liu Jianjun. She competed in mixed doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is th ...

, won the mixed doubles title at the

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, and third place at the

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. In the middle of 1995, he teamed-up with Peng Xinyong. The duo became the champion at the 1995 Denmark and

, 1996 Polish Open, and qualified to compete at the

finished in the fourth place after lose a bronze medal match to

Liu Jianjun Liu Jianjun (; born January 5, 1969 Ningbo) is a male Chinese badminton player who played internationally in the 1990s. Career Liu shared a number of mixed doubles titles on the world circuit. He won the China (1991), French (1992), and Thail ...

and Sun Man in straight games 15–7, 4–15, 8–15. Chen two times helps the national mixed team clinched the Sudirman Cup in 1995 and 1997. He reached a career high as world No. 3 in June 1996 together with Peng.

Achievements

World Cup

''Mixed doubles''

Asian Championships

''Mixed doubles''

East Asian Games

''Mixed doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Mixed doubles''

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Xingdong 1970 births Living people Badminton players from Sichuan Chinese male badminton players Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for China Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for China Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Chinese badminton coaches 21st-century Chinese sportsmen 20th-century Chinese sportsmen