Sun Jun (; born 16 June 1975) is a former world number 1 singles

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player from

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in the late 1990s whose resume includes the World Championship, World Cup, Asian Championship and All England men's singles titles. He was known for his all-round defensive ability as well as his never-say-die attitude on court as exemplified by his famous match with Peter Rasmussen whereby he suffered a severe leg cramp during mid-match but basically carried on to finish an entire set limping on one leg, at one point leading by 10-3 due to intelligent play before succumbing to his opponent. He is married to the great doubles badminton player Ge Fei.

Career

World Championships

Sun won the

1999 IBF World Championships The 1999 IBF World Championships ( World Badminton Championships) were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999. During men's single semi final match between Fung Permadi and Peter Gade, a historical decision was made by Perm ...

, beating Fung Permadi in the final. He also won a silver medal at the

1997 IBF World Championships The 1997 IBF World Championships (Badminton) were held in Glasgow, Scotland, between 24 May and 1 June 1997. Venue *Scotstoun Centre Medalists Medal table Events External linksBWF Results {{World badminton champs World Championships ...

, when in the final he was leading 10-3 in the deciding set against Peter Rasmussen despite suffering from a leg cramp, eventually losing 16-17, 18-13, 15-10. Chinese Olympic Star - Sydney Olympic 2000
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Summer Olympics

Sun Jun competed in

badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles) as well as a new event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament was the playoff game for the bronze medal ...

in men's singles. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second one he defeated

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from Korea. In round of 16 he was beaten by

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15-5, 15-6. Sun Jun competed in

badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Pavilion 3, Sydney Olympic Park from 17 – 23 September. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event. Medalists ...

in men's singles. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second round he defeated the defending Olympic champion

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from Denmark. In the round of 16 Sun beat Richard Vaughan from Great Britain and in quarterfinals he lost to Hendrawan from Indonesia.

Achievements

World Championships

''Men's singles''

World Cup

''Men's singles''

Asian Games

''Men's singles''

Asian Championships

''Men's singles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Asian Cup

''Men's singles''

World Junior Championships

''Boys' singles''

IBF World Grand Prix

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

IBF International

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Performance timeline

National team

* ''Senior level''

Individual competitions

Junior level

* ''Boys' singles''

Senior level

* ''Men's singles'' * ''Men's doubles'' * ''Mixed doubles''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sun, Jun 1975 births Living people Badminton players from Nanjing Chinese male badminton players Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for China Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games World No. 1 badminton players 20th-century Chinese sportsmen