Li Yongbo (; born September 18, 1962) is a retired Chinese male badminton player and the former head coach of Chinese National Badminton Team.

Career As a player, he was a men's doubles specialist noted for his quickness, reflexes, and power. From the mid-1980s to the early 1990s he shared numerous international titles with his regular partner Tian Bingyi. They were contemporaries and rivals of the famous Korean pair Park Joo-bong and Kim Moon-soo, largely dividing badminton's biggest doubles events between them for about eight seasons. Among many other tournaments around the world Li and Tian captured the (then biennial) World Championships in 1987 and 1989, the prestigious All-England Championships in 1987, 1988, and 1991, and the Danish Open in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, and 1991.:::Internationalbadminton.org::: They also played on Chinese Thomas Cup (men's international) teams that won consecutive world team titles in 1986, 1988, and 1990. Late in their partnership they won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

As the Chinese badminton women's doubles coach during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, his players were banned from competition for "tanking" their match against South Korea, who won the match but were also banned similarly (as were the Indonesian women's doubles team). Li has admitted his role in the scandal; insiders say Li used fear tactics and intimidation to a strategic advantage in national and Olympic competition. By losing, his team would have avoided playing another Chinese team.

Following the conclusion of the Rio Olympics, where China won two gold medals, he stood down in 2017.

Achievements Olympic Games Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult 1988 Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea (exhibition) Tian Bingyi Lee Sang-bok Lee Kwang Jin 15–11, 15–7 Gold 1992 Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain Tian Bingyi Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono 9–15, 8–15 Bronze

World Championships Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult1985Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Tian Bingyi Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo15–5, 7–15, 9–15 Silver1987Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–2, 8–15, 15–9 Gold1989Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Tian Bingyi Chen Kang Chen Hongyong15–3, 15–12 Gold1991Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Tian Bingyi Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund7–15, 9–15 Bronze

World Cup Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult1984Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Tian Bingyi Liem Swie King Hariamanto Kartono8–15, 1–15 Silver1985Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Tian Bingyi Liem Swie King Hariamanto Kartono11–15, 15–11, 11–15 Silver1987Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tian Bingyi Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo6–15, 15–6, 11–15 Silver1988National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani SidekWalkover Gold1989Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Tian Bingyi Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo10–15, 11–15 Silver1990Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek12–15, 3–15 Bronze1991Macau Forum, Macau, China Tian Bingyi Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo16–17, 14–17 Bronze

Asian Games Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult1986Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Tian Bingyi Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo8–15, 10–15 Silver1990Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Tian Bingyi Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo15–8, 15–4 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (28 titles, 8 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1984Denmark Open Tian Bingyi Morten Frost Jens Peter Nierhoff15–7, 15–2 Winner1985German Open Ding Qiqing Zhang Xinguang Tian Bingyi15–5, 12–15, 15–7 Winner.1985Denmark Open Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek17–14, 15–8 Winner1985Swedish Open Ding Qiqing Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson15–12, 14–18, 18–15 Winner1985Malaysian Masters Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–10, 15–7 Winner1985Indonesia Open Tian Bingyi Liem Swie King Hariamanto Kartono5–15, 10–15 Runner-up1986China Open Tian Bingyi Huang Zhen Chen Hongyong15–6, 15–8 Winner1986Denmark Open Tian Bingyi Dipak Tailor Martin Dew15–9, 15–3 Winner1986English Masters Tian Bingyi Dipak Tailor Martin Dew11–15, 15–5, 15–11 Winner1987Scandinavian Open Tian Bingyi Michael Kjeldsen Jens Peter Nierhoff15–2, 15–11 Winner1987All England Open Tian Bingyi Bobby Ertanto Rudy Heryanto15–9, 15–8 Winner1987China Open Tian Bingyi Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan15–10, 15–6 Winner1987Thailand Open Tian Bingyi Eddy Hartono Liem Swie King15–13, 15–11 Winner1987Malaysia Open Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani SidekWalkover Runner-up1987World Grand Prix Finals Tian Bingyi Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan15–9, 15–4 Winner1988Japan Open Tian Bingyi Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo18–15, 15–4 Winner1988Swedish Open Tian Bingyi Chen Kang Chen HongyongWalkover Winner1988All England Open Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–6, 15–7 Winner1988Thailand Open Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Rashid Sidek15–3, 15–5 Winner1988China Open Tian Bingyi Chen Kang Chen Hongyong13–15, 15–8, 15–3 Winner1988English Masters Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–11, 15–4 Winner1988Denmark Open Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–6, 8–15, 15–4 Winner1988Malaysia Open Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–12, 15–12 Winner1989Swedish Open Tian Bingyi Park Joo-bong Lee Sang-bok17–14, 15–2 Winner1989French Open Tian Bingyi Huang Zhen He Xiangyang15–3, 15–6 Winner1989Denmark Open Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–10, 15–11 Winner1989World Grand Prix Finals Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek9–15, 5–15 Runner-up1990Japan Open Tian Bingyi Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo15–3, 16–17, 13–18 Runner-up1990Swedish Open Tian Bingyi Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–7, 15–9 Winner1990All England Open Tian Bingyi Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo14–17, 9–15 Runner-up1990Singapore Open Tian Bingyi Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan4–15, 8–15 Runner-up1990Denmark Open Tian Bingyi Jesper Knudsen Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen15–8, 15–6 Winner1991All England Open Tian Bingyi Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo12–15, 15–7, 15–8 Winner1991China Open Tian Bingyi Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin15–8, 15–10 Winner1992Korea Open Tian Bingyi Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo10–15, 10–15 Runner-up1992Japan Open Tian Bingyi Chen Kang Chen Hongyong15–10, 8–15, 10–15 Runner-up

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