Chen Xingdong

Chen Xingdong 陈兴东
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1970-04-02) 2 April 1970 (age 54) Sichuan, China
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Handedness	Right
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking	3 (June 1996)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China World Cup 1994 Ho Chi Minh Mixed doubles 1996 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1992 Guangzhou Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Men's team Asian Championships 1994 Shanghai Mixed doubles East Asian Games 1993 Shanghai Mixed doubles 1993 Shanghai Men's team
BWF profile

Chen Xingdong (Chinese: 陈兴东; pinyin: Chén Xīngdōng; born 2 April 1970) is a Chinese former badminton player. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event together with his partner Peng Xinyong. Chen was part of the Sichuan Sports Technology College team since 1984 and retired from the international tournament in 1997. In 1998, he was selected as a coach in Sichuan Province team and at the same year he join national team as a men's team coach. In early 2000, he focused as a mixed doubles coach.^[1]

His career in badminton started to appear in 1993 when he and his mixed doubles partner Sun Man won the gold medal at the 1993 East Asian Games, 1993 China Open, and 1994 Asian Championships. Chen qualified to compete at the 1994 World Cup with Gu Jun and finished as a runner-up. In 1995, he cooperated with Wang Xiaoyuan, won the mixed doubles title at the Swedish Open, and third place at the China Open.

In the middle of 1995, he teamed-up with Peng Xinyong. The duo became the champion at the 1995 Denmark and China Open, 1996 Polish Open, and qualified to compete at the 1996 Summer Olympics finished in the fourth place after lose a bronze medal match to Liu Jianjun and Sun Man in straight games 15–7, 4–15, 8–15. Chen two times helps the national mixed team clinched the Sudirman Cup in 1995 and 1997. He reached a career high as world No. 3 in June 1996 together with Peng.^[2]

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Peng Xinyong	Flandy Limpele Rosalina Riseu	9–15, 13–15	Bronze
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Gu Jun	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	15–10, 10–15, 2–15	Silver
1992	Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Sun Man	Rudy Gunawan Rosiana Tendean	15–11, 15–18, 15–17	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China	Sun Man	Liu Jianjun Wang Xiaoyuan	15–1, 15–11	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Shanghai, China	Sun Man	Liang Qing Peng Yun	15–3, 15–13	Gold

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	China Open	Peng Xinyong	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–10, 15–4	Winner
1996	Russian Open	Peng Xinyong	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	11–15, 15–12, 15–8	Winner
1996	Polish Open	Peng Xinyong	Nick Ponting Joanne Goode	10–15, 15–12, 15–8	Winner
1996	Swedish Open	Peng Xinyong	Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min	4–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1995	China Open	Peng Xinyong	Park Joo-bong Shim Eun-jung	15–11, 4–15, 15–10	Winner
1995	Denmark Open	Peng Xinyong	Flandy Limpele Rosalina Riseu	3–15, 15–10, 15–12	Winner
1995	Swedish Open	Wang Xiaoyuan	Kim Dong-moon Gil Young-ah	18–13, 5–15, 15–9	Winner
1993	China Open	Sun Man	Yoo Yong-sung Jang Hye-ock	12–15, 15–9, 15–8	Winner
1993	Thailand Open	Sun Man	Liu Jianjun Wang Xiaoyuan	5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1992	China Open	Sun Man	Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael	8–15, 15–9, 16–17	Runner-up
1992	French Open	Sun Man	Liu Jianjun Wang Xiaoyuan	17–18, 15–12, 4–15	Runner-up

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