Lin Ying (, or Lam Ying in Cantonese, born 1963) is a Chinese former

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player and one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's modern history. During her 9-year career representing China's national badminton team, she won women's doubles at many world class tournaments and played on China's dominant

Uber Cup The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Women's Team Championships, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956–1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contes ...

teams of the 1980s. She has been nicknamed "The Chinese Queen of Doubles" due to her formidable partnership with

Guan Weizhen Guan won numerous major international doubles titles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is the first woman to have won three consecutive women's doubles titles at the BWF World Championships until Yu Yang repeat the feat in 2013 followed by ...

in the late 80's.

Career

Born in

Xiamen Xiamen,), also known as Amoy ( ; from the Zhangzhou Hokkien pronunciation, zh, c=, s=, t=, p=, poj=Ē͘-mûi, historically romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Stra ...

Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...

, Lin won the gold medal in women's doubles at the IBF World Championships three times, in the

1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

with Wu Dixi, and in the

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

and 1989 IBF World Championships with Guan Weizhen. She, Guan Weizhen and five other later Chinese players,

Gao Ling Gao Ling (; born 14 March 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player. Career Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is one of the most successful doubles players in the history of women's badminton ...

and

Huang Sui Huang Sui ( zh, s=黄穗, t=黃穗, p=Huáng Suì; born 8 January 1982) is a Chinese- Australian female badminton player. Career Although Huang has won the Chinese National mixed doubles title almost all of her many international titles have ...

, Yu Yang,

Chen Qingchen Chen Qingchen (; born 23 June 1997) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles. She is an Olympic champion, four-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time Asian Champion. With partner Jia Yifan, Che ...

and

Jia Yifan Jia Yifan (; ; born 29 June 1997) is a Chinese badminton player and Olympic champion. With partner Chen Qingchen, Jia won silver in women's doubles at the 2020 Summer Olympics and gold in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Jia won f ...

are the only players who have won this title at least three times. She also won the

World Badminton Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix Finals was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end wor ...

in women's doubles in 1987 and 1988 with Guan Weizhen, and the prestigious

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in 1982 and 1984 with Wu Dixi, in addition to many other international titles. Lin was a member of the world champion

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teams of

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

, and

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

. After her final world cup win in 1989, She retired from the sport.

Achievements

Olympic Games (Exhibition)

''Women's Doubles''

World Championships

''Women's Doubles'' ''Mixed Doubles''

World Cup

''Women's Doubles'' ''Mixed Doubles''

Asian Games

''Women's Doubles'' ''Mixed Doubles''

International Tournaments (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

''Women's Doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix (26 titles, 5 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's Doubles'' ''Mixed Doubles''

Invitational Tournament

''Women's Doubles''

References

External links

All England champions 1899-2007
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Ying 1963 births Badminton players from Fujian Living people Sportspeople from Xiamen Chinese female badminton players Badminton players at the 1982 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games badminton players for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Olympic badminton players for China Asian Games gold medalists in badminton Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton