Zhao Jianhua
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhao.
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| Personal information | |
| Birth name | 赵剑华 |
| Date of birth | April 21, 1965 |
| Place of birth | Jiangsu Province |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Country |  China |
| Handedness | Left |
Zhao Jianhua (Chinese:赵剑华) (born April 21, 1965) was a Chinese badminton player who is generally rated among the most talented that China has produced.
[edit] Career
Zhao won the 1991 IBF World Championships in singles, beating Alan Budikusuma in the final. He also won a bronze medal at the 1987 IBF World Championships. He is a two time winner of the prestigious All England singles title (1985, 1990). He was a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in 1988, and 1990.
[edit] Summer Olympics
Zhao Jianhua competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles and was seeded #1. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second round he defeated Darren Hall from Great Britain. In the round of 16 Zhao beat Deepankar Bhattacharya from India and in quarterfinals he lost to Hermawan Susanto from Indonesia 15-2, 14-17, 17-14.
[edit] Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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| World Championships | |||
| 1 | Singles | 1991 | Copenhagen, DEN |
| 3 | Singles | 1987 | Beijing, CHN |
| Thomas & Uber Cup | |||
| 1 | Team | 1990 | Tokyo, JPN |
| Asian Games | |||
| 1 | Singles | 1986 | Seoul, KOR |
| 1 | Singles | 1990 | Beijing, CHN |
| World Grand Prix | |||
| 1 | Singles | 1985, 1990 | All England Open |
| 1 | Singles | 1986 | Malaysia Open |
| 1 | Singles | 1991 | World Grand Prix finals |
| 1 | Singles | 1992 | Singapore Open |
| 2 | Singles | 1992 | All England Open |
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