Gu Jun was a Chinese

China

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 female badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player in the 1990s.

Career

Gu and her regular partner Ge Fei

Ge Fei (badminton)

Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:...

 were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid 1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics. They won over thirty top tier international tournaments together, including two Olympic competitions and two IBF World Championships (which were then held biennially). They helped China

China national badminton team

The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

 to regain the Uber Cup

Uber Cup

The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, 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 contested every two years since 1984 when its scheduled...

 (women's world team trophy) from Indonesia

Indonesia national badminton team

The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...

 in 1998, and to retain the Cup in 2000.Gu Jun was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame

Badminton Hall of Fame

The Badminton Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at badminton, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game.There is also a USA Badminton Hall of Fame and a Badminton Canada's Hall of Fame ....

 in 2008.

1996

Gu Jun competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics

Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events held at the previous Games as well as a fifth event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament was the playoff game for the bronze medal rather than the awarding of two bronzes.The tournament was single-elimination...

 in women's doubles with Ge Fei

Ge Fei (badminton)

Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:...

. They won the gold medal beating Gil Young-ah

Gil Young-ah

Gil Young-ah is a former female badminton player from South Korea.At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Shim Eun-jung....

 and Jang Hye-ock

Jang Hye-ock

Jang Hye-ock was a female badminton player from South Korea.Jang won the gold medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships in women's doubles, playing with Gil Young-ah...

 from Korea 15-5, 15-5 in the final.

2000

Gu also competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics

Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Badminton was held at The Dome and Exhibition Complex at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney from September 17–23, 2000. The competition included five events ....

 in women's doubles with Ge. They beat Huang Nanyan

Huang Nanyan

Huang Nanyan is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A women's doubles specialist, Huang won a number of top tier titles in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The first of these came at the 1997 Asian Badminton Championships with Liu Zhong...

 and Yang Wei

Yang Wei (badminton)

Yang Wei is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Yang grew up in Guangdong.-Career:A woman's doubles specialist, Yang has won some forty international titles, most of them in the sport's top tier events, since 1998...

 from China 15-5, 15-5 in the final.

Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
World Championships
1	Women's doubles	1997 1997 IBF World Championships The 10th IBF World Championships were held in Glasgow, Scotland, between 24 May and 1 June 1997.-Medalists:-Seeds:# Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen# Heryanto Arbi# Ardy Wiranata# Sun Jun# Park Sung-woo# Peter Rasmussen# Alan Budikusuma...	Glasgow, SCO
1	Women's doubles	1999 1999 IBF World Championships The 11th IBF World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999.-Medalists:- Men's Singles :- Women's Singles :- Men's Doubles :- Women's Doubles :- Mixed Doubles :-Medal account:-External links:...	Copenhague, DEN
Sudirman Cup Sudirman Cup Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team badminton championship which takes place every two years. There are five matches in every round: men and women's singles, men and women's doubles and mixed doubles. The Cup is named after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player and the founder of the...
1	Team	1997	Glasgow, SWI
Asian Championships Badminton Asia Championships The Badminton Asia Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Asia Confederation to crown the best badminton players in Asia....
1	Women's doubles	1994	Shanghai, CHN
1	Women's doubles	1995	Beijing, CHN
1	Women's doubles	1998	Bangkok, THA
1	Women's doubles	1999	Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Asian Games Badminton at the Asian Games Badminton is one of the regular Asian Games sports since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia.-History:Badminton made its debut in the Asian Games as a demonstration sport at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, and became a regular competitive sport in 1962. In the 1962 Games, six events were held, with...
1	Women's doubles	1998	Bangkok, THA
Other International Titles
1	Women's doubles	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999	World Grand Prix finals World Badminton Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end world rankings. The tournament started in 1983, with the last...
1	Women's doubles	1994, 1995, 1997, 1998	Singapore Open Singapore Open (badminton) The Singapore Open is an badminton event that has been held in Singapore annually since 1990, and which is now part of the BWF Super Series tournament that began 2007....
1	Women's doubles	1995	Indonesia Open Indonesia Open (badminton) The Indonesia Open in an annual badminton tournament organized by Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia and held in Indonesia since 1982. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournament in 2007 and got the Premier Super Series status in 2011....
1	Women's doubles	1997	Korea Open Korea Open (badminton) The Korea Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament is also known as Korea Open Super Series because it become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007....
1	Women's doubles	1997, 1998	Swiss Open Swiss Open (badminton) The Swiss Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Switzerland since 1955 and become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007. 2011 the tournament was dropped down to a Grand Prix Gold event.-Previous winners:-Performances by nation:...
1	Women's doubles	1996 1996 All England Open Badminton Championships The 1996 All England Open was the 86th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 11 to March 16, 1996, in Birmingham, England.It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.-Final results:... , 1997 1997 All England Open Badminton Championships The 1997 All England Open was the 87th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 10 to March 15, 1997, in Birmingham, England.It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.-Final results:... , 1998 1998 All England Open Badminton Championships The 1998 All England Open was the 88th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 9 to March 14, 1998, in Birmingham, England.It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$200,000.-Final results:... , 2000 2000 All England Open Badminton Championships The 2000 All England Open was the 90th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from 7 March to 12 March 2000, in Birmingham, England.It was a four star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.-Final results:...	All England Open All England Open Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...
1	Women's doubles	2000	Malaysia Open Malaysia Open (badminton) The Malaysia Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tournament has been held since 1937 and has been played in different locations such as Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Penang, Selangor, Kuantan....
1	Women's doubles	1995, 1997, 1998, 1999	Japan Open Japan Open (badminton) The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:...
1	Women's doubles	1993, 1994, 2000	Thailand Open Thailand Open (badminton) The Thailand Open in badminton is an open international championships held in Thailand since 1984. It was halted in 1986, 1998, 2002 and 2010.-Past winners:-External links:***...
1	Women's doubles	1996, 1997	Badminton World Cup Badminton World Cup The World Cup in badminton was an annual tournament organized by the International Management Group . It was held between 1981 and 1997. After the tournament ceased for seven years, Badminton World Federation decided to bring it back as invitational tournament in 2005...