Badminton at the 1982 Asian Games
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Badminton tournaments were held for the sixth time at the 9th Asian Games in 1982 in New Delhi
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New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
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Medalists
| Men's singles |  Han Jian |
 Liem Swie KingLiem Swie King Liem Swie King is a former Indonesian badminton player who excelled from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. Along with Morten Frost , Han Jian and Luan Jin , and Prakash Padukone , he was one of the world's leading singles players of that era... |
Chen Changjie Chen Changjie (badminton) Chen Changjie is a former badminton player from China who rated among the world's leading singles players for a short period of time after China joined the International Badminton Federation in 1981... |
 Syed ModiSyed Modi Syed Modi was an Indian badminton player, and an eight-time National Badminton champion . He won the Austrian International in 1983 and 1984 and 1982 Commonwealth Games, Men's singles title... |
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| Women's singles | Zhang Ailing Zhang Ailing (badminton) -Career:In 1978 Zhang won the rival "world championship" that was run by the short-lived World Badminton Federation prior to China's entry into the International Badminton Federation... |
Li Lingwei Li Lingwei Li Lingwei is a Chinese badminton player of the 1980s who ranks among the greatest in the history of the women's game. A brilliant all-around player whose court coverage and net play were particularly impressive, she maintained an overall edge on her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner... |
 Kim Yun-jaKim Yun-ja Kim Yun-ja is a retired female badminton player from South Korea. She is the last player to win All England Open titles in both singles and doubles.-Career:... |
 Sumiko Kitada |
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| Men's doubles | Christian Hadinata Christian Hadinata Christian Hadinata is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.Though early in his career he was a fine singles player who reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1973, Christian's success in doubles earned him recognition as one of great doubles players in badminton... Icuk SugiartoIcuk Sugiarto Icuk Sugiarto is a former Indonesian badminton player who rated among the world's best singles players during the 1980s.... |
Luan Jin Luan Jin Luan Jin is a retired male badminton player from China who rated among the world's very best singles players in the early to mid 1980s when China gained entry into the International Badminton Federation .... Lin Jiangli |
Leroy D'sa Gandhe Pradeep |
| Park Joo-bong Park Joo-bong Park Joo-bong is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid 1990s.... Lee Eun-kuLee Eun-ku -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Park Joo-bong.-References:**... |
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| Women's doubles | Hwang Sun-ai Kang Heung-sook |
Yoo Sang-hee Yoo Sang-hee Yoo Sang-hee is a former female badminton player from South Korea.Yoo competed at the 1985 IBF World Championships and she won the gold medal in mixed doubles with Park Joo-bong, and the bronze medal in women's doubles with Kim Yun-ja.... Kim Yun-jaKim Yun-ja Kim Yun-ja is a retired female badminton player from South Korea. She is the last player to win All England Open titles in both singles and doubles.-Career:... |
Wu Dixi Wu Dixi -Career:Wu was part of a cadre of Chinese players who dominated women's international badminton after China became a member of the International Badminton Federation in 1981. She won the 1982 and 1984 All-England Championships and the 1983 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Lin Ying.... Lin YingLin Ying Lin Ying is a former Chinese badminton player and one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's modern history.-Career:Lin won the gold medal in women's doubles at the IBF World Championships three times, in the 1983 with Wu Dixi, and in the 1987 and 1989 IBF World Championships... |
| Atsuko Tokuda Atsuko Tokuda Atsuko Tokuda is a retired female badminton player of Japan. She shared a number of major international doubles titles in the late 1970s and the 1980s including the All-England women's doubles title with Mikiko Takada in 1978 and the Danish Open in 1981 with Takada, and with Yoshiko Yonekura Tago... Yoshiko YonekuraYoshiko Yonekura Yoshiko Yonekura is a retired female badminton player of Japan who won Japanese national and international titles in the late 1970s and early 1980s.-Career:... |
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| Mixed doubles | Ivanna Lie Christian Hadinata Christian Hadinata Christian Hadinata is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.Though early in his career he was a fine singles player who reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1973, Christian's success in doubles earned him recognition as one of great doubles players in badminton... |
Icuk Sugiarto Icuk Sugiarto Icuk Sugiarto is a former Indonesian badminton player who rated among the world's best singles players during the 1980s.... Ruth Damayanti |
Lin Jiangli Lin Ying Lin Ying Lin Ying is a former Chinese badminton player and one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's modern history.-Career:Lin won the gold medal in women's doubles at the IBF World Championships three times, in the 1983 with Wu Dixi, and in the 1987 and 1989 IBF World Championships... |
| Leroy D'sa Kanwal Thakur Singh |
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| Men's team | (Han Jian, Luan Jin Luan Jin Luan Jin is a retired male badminton player from China who rated among the world's very best singles players in the early to mid 1980s when China gained entry into the International Badminton Federation .... , Lin Jiangli, Chen Changjie Chen Changjie (badminton) Chen Changjie is a former badminton player from China who rated among the world's leading singles players for a short period of time after China joined the International Badminton Federation in 1981... ) |
(Christian Hadinata Christian Hadinata Christian Hadinata is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.Though early in his career he was a fine singles player who reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1973, Christian's success in doubles earned him recognition as one of great doubles players in badminton... , Icuk Sugiarto Icuk Sugiarto Icuk Sugiarto is a former Indonesian badminton player who rated among the world's best singles players during the 1980s.... , Liem Swie King Liem Swie King Liem Swie King is a former Indonesian badminton player who excelled from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. Along with Morten Frost , Han Jian and Luan Jin , and Prakash Padukone , he was one of the world's leading singles players of that era... ) |
(Leroy D'sa, Pradeep Gandhe, Syed Modi Syed Modi Syed Modi was an Indian badminton player, and an eight-time National Badminton champion . He won the Austrian International in 1983 and 1984 and 1982 Commonwealth Games, Men's singles title... , Uday Pawar) |
| (Park Joo-bong Park Joo-bong Park Joo-bong is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid 1990s.... , Lee Eun-ku Lee Eun-ku -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Park Joo-bong.-References:**... , Choi Byung Hak) |
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| Women's team | (Zhang Ailing Zhang Ailing (badminton) -Career:In 1978 Zhang won the rival "world championship" that was run by the short-lived World Badminton Federation prior to China's entry into the International Badminton Federation... , Lin Ying Lin Ying Lin Ying is a former Chinese badminton player and one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's modern history.-Career:Lin won the gold medal in women's doubles at the IBF World Championships three times, in the 1983 with Wu Dixi, and in the 1987 and 1989 IBF World Championships... , Li Lingwei Li Lingwei Li Lingwei is a Chinese badminton player of the 1980s who ranks among the greatest in the history of the women's game. A brilliant all-around player whose court coverage and net play were particularly impressive, she maintained an overall edge on her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner... , Wu Dixi Wu Dixi -Career:Wu was part of a cadre of Chinese players who dominated women's international badminton after China became a member of the International Badminton Federation in 1981. She won the 1982 and 1984 All-England Championships and the 1983 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Lin Ying.... ) |
(Sumiko Kitada, Atsuko Tokuda Atsuko Tokuda Atsuko Tokuda is a retired female badminton player of Japan. She shared a number of major international doubles titles in the late 1970s and the 1980s including the All-England women's doubles title with Mikiko Takada in 1978 and the Danish Open in 1981 with Takada, and with Yoshiko Yonekura Tago... , Yoshiko Yonekura Yoshiko Yonekura Yoshiko Yonekura is a retired female badminton player of Japan who won Japanese national and international titles in the late 1970s and early 1980s.-Career:... ) |
(Kanwal Thakur Singh) |
| (Yoo Sang-hee Yoo Sang-hee Yoo Sang-hee is a former female badminton player from South Korea.Yoo competed at the 1985 IBF World Championships and she won the gold medal in mixed doubles with Park Joo-bong, and the bronze medal in women's doubles with Kim Yun-ja.... , Kim Yun-ja Kim Yun-ja Kim Yun-ja is a retired female badminton player from South Korea. She is the last player to win All England Open titles in both singles and doubles.-Career:... ) |
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