Gu Jun facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gu Jun 顾俊
Personal information
Born	(1975-01-03) 3 January 1975 (age 50) Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Height	1.65 m
Weight	62 kg
Country	China
Handedness	Right
Women's doubles
Highest Ranking	1 with Ge Fei
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  China Olympic Games Gold 1996 Atlanta Women's doubles Gold 2000 Sydney Women's doubles World Championships Gold 1997 Glasgow Women's doubles Gold 1999 Copenhagen Women's doubles World Cup Gold 1996 Jakarta Women's doubles Gold 1997 Yogyakarta Women's doubles Silver 1994 Ho Chi Minh Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup Gold 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Gold 1997 Glasgow Mixed team Gold 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team Uber Cup Gold 1998 Hong Kong Women's team Gold 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Silver 1994 Jakarta Women's team Silver 1996 Hong Kong Women's team Asian Games Gold 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles Gold 1998 Bangkok Women's team Bronze 1994 Hiroshima Women's doubles Bronze 1994 Hiroshima Women's team Asian Championships Gold 1994 Shanghai Women's doubles Gold 1995 Beijing Women's doubles Gold 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles Gold 1999 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles Asian Cup Gold 1995 Qingdao Women's doubles World Junior Championships Gold 1992 Jakarta Girls' doubles Bronze 1992 Jakarta Mixed doubles

Gu Jun (simplified Chinese: 顾俊; traditional Chinese: 顧俊; pinyin: Gù Jùn) is a famous former badminton player from China. She was born on January 3, 1975. Gu Jun is best known for her amazing skills in women's doubles badminton.

Gu Jun's Badminton Career

Gu Jun and her partner, Ge Fei, were an incredibly strong team in women's doubles badminton. They were the best in the world from the mid-1990s until they retired after the 2000 Olympics. Together, they won more than thirty major international tournaments. This included two Olympic gold medals and two IBF World Championships. The World Championships were held every two years back then.

Gu Jun and Ge Fei also helped the Chinese team win the Uber Cup. This is a very important trophy for women's world team badminton. They won it back from Indonesia in 1998 and kept it in 2000. Because of her great achievements, Gu Jun was added to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2008.

Olympic Gold Medals

Gu Jun competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in women's doubles with Ge Fei. They won the gold medal by beating Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ock from South Korea. The final score was 15–5, 15–5.

Gu and Ge successfully defended their women's doubles title at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. They won again with the same score, 15–5, 15–5. This time, they played against their teammates, Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei.

Major Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States	Ge Fei	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	15–5, 15–5	Gold
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Ge Fei	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	15–5, 15–5	Gold

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Ge Fei	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–1, 15–7	Gold
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Ge Fei	Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min	15–4, 15–5	Gold

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ge Fei	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–6, 15–12	Gold
1997	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Ge Fei	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–10, 9–15, 15–9	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam	Chen Xingdong	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	15–10, 10–15, 2–15	Silver

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Ge Fei	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	15–9, 7–15, 10–15	Bronze
1998	Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand	Ge Fei	Deyana Lomban Eliza Nathanael	12–15, 15–9, 15–11	Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China	Ge Fei	Chen Ying Wu Yuhong	15–11, 18–14	Gold
1995	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Ge Fei	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–1, 15–4	Gold
1998	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Ge Fei	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–8, 15–7	Gold
1999	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Ge Fei	Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min	15–8, 15–10	Gold

Asian Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China	Ge Fei	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	15–7, 18–17	Gold

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Han Jingna	Rikke Olsen Mette Sørensen	15–5, 15–6	Gold
1992	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Han Jingna	Tang Yongshu Yuan Yali	15–9, 15–5	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Liang Yongping	Kim Dong-moon Kim Shin-young		Bronze

Images for kids

• 

  A gold medal, like the ones Gu Jun won at the Olympics.

• 

  A gold medal.

• 

  A silver medal.

• 

  A bronze medal.

See also

In Spanish: Gu Jun para niños