Yu Yaodong was born in 1951 in Dongguan, Guangdong. He entered the Guangzhou Amateur Sports School in 1961 then entered the Guangdong team in 1965 and was finally selected for the national team in 1972. At the second ever Badminton World Championships (first by World Badminton Federation) held in Thailand in 1978, Yaodong defeated his teammate Han Jian in the men's singles final and became the first ever badminton world champion in Chinese history. Later, he along with Hou Jiachang won the title of men's doubles World Champion as well. On the day of the final, Deng Xiaoping came to the scene to watch the game and presented the award to Yu Yaodong. After retiring, Yu Yaodong served as the coach of the Guangdong Province badminton team, cultivating famous badminton players such as Xie Xingfang, Zhang Jiewen and Fu Haifeng.[3]
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January 01, 1970
yaodong, this, chinese, name, family, name, chinese, 庾耀东, pinyin, yàodōng, 1951, 2012, badminton, player, from, people, republic, china, 庾耀东personal, informationcountrychinaborn1951dongguan, guangdong, china, died24, november, 2012, 2012, aged, retired1980hand. In this Chinese name the family name is Yu Yu Yaodong Chinese 庾耀东 pinyin Yǔ Yaodōng 1951 2012 was a badminton player from People s Republic of China 2 Yu Yaodong庾耀东Personal informationCountryChinaBorn1951Dongguan Guangdong China 1 Died24 November 2012 2012 11 24 aged 60 61 Retired1980HandednessLeftMedal record Men s badminton Representing China World Championships 1978 Bangkok Men s singles 1978 Bangkok Men s doubles 1979 Hangzhou Men s team 1979 Hangzhou Men s doubles Asian Games 1974 Tehran Men s team 1978 Bangkok Men s team 1978 Bangkok Men s doubles 1978 Bangkok Mixed doubles Asian Championships 1976 Hyderabad Men s team Contents 1 Career 2 Achievements 2 1 World Championships 2 2 Asian Games 2 3 Invitational tournament 3 ReferencesCareer editYu Yaodong was born in 1951 in Dongguan Guangdong He entered the Guangzhou Amateur Sports School in 1961 then entered the Guangdong team in 1965 and was finally selected for the national team in 1972 At the second ever Badminton World Championships first by World Badminton Federation held in Thailand in 1978 Yaodong defeated his teammate Han Jian in the men s singles final and became the first ever badminton world champion in Chinese history Later he along with Hou Jiachang won the title of men s doubles World Champion as well On the day of the final Deng Xiaoping came to the scene to watch the game and presented the award to Yu Yaodong After retiring Yu Yaodong served as the coach of the Guangdong Province badminton team cultivating famous badminton players such as Xie Xingfang Zhang Jiewen and Fu Haifeng 3 Achievements editWorld Championships edit Men s singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1978 Bangkok Thailand nbsp Han Jian 15 11 15 11 nbsp Gold Men s doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1978 Bangkok Thailand nbsp Hou Jiachang nbsp Sawei Chanseorasmee nbsp Sarit Pisudchaikul 18 15 15 12 nbsp Gold 1979 Hangzhou China nbsp Luan Jin nbsp Sun Zhian nbsp Yao Ximing 9 15 3 15 nbsp Silver Asian Games edit Men s doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1978 Bangkok Thailand nbsp Hou Jiachang nbsp Ade Chandra nbsp Christian Hadinata 14 17 7 15 nbsp Bronze Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1978 Bangkok Thailand nbsp Li Fang nbsp Hariamanto Kartono nbsp Theresia Widiastuti 8 15 11 15 nbsp Bronze Invitational tournament edit Men s singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1977 Asian Invitational Championships nbsp Luan Jin 15 6 15 8 nbsp Gold 1978 World Invitational Championships nbsp Chen Tianlung 13 18 8 15 nbsp Silver 1978 Asian Invitational Championships nbsp Chen Tianlung 12 15 15 13 15 10 nbsp Gold Men s doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1978 World Invitational Championships nbsp Hou Jiachang nbsp Lin Shiquan nbsp Tang Xianhu 7 15 1 15 nbsp SilverReferences edit 庾耀东 Yu Yao Dong Badminton China in Simplified Chinese Retrieved May 18 2022 70年代 中国乒羽提前嗅到春天到来的气息 NetEase in Simplified Chinese September 26 2009 Archived from the original on March 5 2016 Retrieved May 19 2022 中国首位羽球男单世界冠军逝世 曾培养出谢杏芳 Xiancn in Simplified Chinese November 29 2012 Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved May 19 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yu Yaodong amp oldid 1130141499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
