Han Jian (; born July 6, 1956, in Liaoning) is a Chinese retired badminton player in the early and mid 1980s when China first entered the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation).
Career He was one of the world's leading players in his era, known for his cool and steady play. In China he is nicknamed "sticky candy" (牛皮糖), owing to his much-used tactic of using long rallies to pressurize an opponent into making mistakes. Han won the 1985 IBF World Championships beating Morten Frost in the final. He also won a bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships and played singles for China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1982 and 1986.
Achievements World Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1978 Bangkok, Thailand Yu Yaodong 11–15, 11–15 Silver 1979 Hangzhou, China Tariq Wadood 15–0, 15–11 Gold 1983 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Liem Swie King 9–15, 3–15 Bronze 1985 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Morten Frost 14–18, 15–10, 15–8 Gold
World Cup Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1981 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Prakash Padukone 0–15, 16–18 Silver 1982 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Prakash Padukone 15–5, 15–5 Bronze 1983 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hastomo Arbi 15–4, 15–13 Gold 1984 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Yang Yang 15–12, 15–10 Gold
Asian Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1978 Bangkok, Thailand Liem Swie King 7–15, 11–15 Silver 1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India Liem Swie King 18–16, 15–10 Gold
IBF World Grand Prix (5 titles, 2 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result1981India Open Prakash Padukone15–9, 5–15, 12–15 Runner-Up1983Japan Open Prakash Padukone6–15, 15–8, 15–9 Winner1984Scandinavian Open Morten Frost10–15, 9–15 Runner-up1984Dutch Masters Morten Frost15–9, 18–14 Winner1985Japan Open Zhao Jianhua10–15, 3–15 Runner-up1985Swedish Open Zhao Jianhua18–14, 1–15, 18–15 Winner1985Indonesia Open Xu Biao15–4, 15–3 Winner1985World Grand Prix Finals Sze Yu15–6, 15–3 Winner
Invitational Tournament Year Tournament Opponent Score Result1980Asian Invitational Badminton Championships Chen Changjie15–11, 15–8 Winner
External links European results Profile