Qian Ping is a female former world level badminton player from China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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Career

Qian was among the youngest of an impressive cadre of Chinese players who largely dominated women's international badminton after China joined the International Badminton Federation

International Badminton Federation

The Badminton World Federation is the international governing body for the sport of badminton. Founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations , the BWF has since expanded to 165 member nations around the world...

 (now Badminton World Federation) in 1981. She was a member of China's world champion

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....

 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 international) teams of 1984  and 1986. Qian won singles at the Denmark (1982 autumn), and German

German Open (badminton)

The German Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Germany since 1955 and organized by German Badminton Association or Deustcher Badminton Verband ....

 (1985, 1987) Opens, and was a runner-up in several other top tier tournaments on the world circuit, including the All-England Championships

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...

 in both 1986 and 1987. In the second of these All-England finals, playing Denmark

Denmark

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's Kirsten Larsen

Kirsten Larsen

-Career:Larsen won the gold medal at the 1988 European Badminton Championships in women's singles.-External links:*...

, she was forced to default after injuring her knee, an event that apparently ended her serious playing career.