Tian Bingyi (; born July 30, 1963) is a former

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player from China. Though he played some singles internationally early in his career, he soon specialised in men's doubles.

Career

From the mid 1980s to the early 1990s Tian and his regular partner Li Yongbo won numerous top tier international titles. They were contemporaries and rivals of the famous Korean team of

Park Joo-bong Park Joo-bong (; born 5 December 1964) is a South Korean former badminton player who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s. He was a member of South Korean national team from 1981 to 1996. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles ...

and Kim Moon-soo, largely dividing the world's biggest championships between them for about eight seasons. Among many tournaments around the world Tian and Li captured consecutive

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in 1987 and 1989, the prestigious All-England Championship in 1987, 1988, and 1991, and five Danish Opens between 1984 and 1991.tangkis.tripod.com
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(men's international teams) that won consecutive world team titles in

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. Late in their partnership they won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Tian is married to

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, a diver and Olympic champion.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Men's doubles''

World Championships

''Men's doubles''

World Cup

''Men's doubles''

Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix (26 titles, 9 runners-up)

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

References

External links

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Biography of Tian Bingyi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tian, Bingyi 1963 births Living people Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for China Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic medalists in badminton Badminton players from Wuhan Asian Games medalists in badminton Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games Chinese male badminton players Badminton players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games World No. 1 badminton players 20th-century Chinese sportsmen