Lin Yanfen (; born January 4, 1971) is a Chinese female badminton player of the 1990s.
Career Lin was a women's doubles specialist who paired with Yao Fen to win several top tier international tournaments. These included the Swedish (1992), China (1992), and French (1993) Opens, the Badminton World Cup (1992), the World Badminton Grand Prix (1992), and the prestigious All-England Championships in 1992. Lin and Yao were bronze medalists at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and runners-up at the 1993 All Englands. Lin was a member of China's winning Uber Cup (women's international) team of 1992.
Achievements
Olympic Games Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain Yao Fen Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young 9–15, 8–15 Bronze
World Cup Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Yao Fen Gillian Gowers Sara Sankey 15–0, 15–3 Gold 1993 Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India Yao Fen Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 9–15, 10–15 Bronze
Asian Cup Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Yao Fen Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Mori 15–10, 14–17, 1–15 Bronze
IBF World Grand Prix (5 titles, 4 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's Doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 German Open Yao Fen Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 11–15, 15–17 Runner-Up 1992 Swedish Open Yao Fen Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson 15–6, 17–16 Winner 1992 All England Open Yao Fen Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua 18–14, 18–17 Winner 1992 China Open Yao Fen Pan Li Wu Yuhong 17–14, 15–4 Winner 1992 Grand Prix Finals Yao Fen Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 15–7, 17–16 Winner 1993 Korea Open Yao Fen Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 8–15, 5–15 Runner-Up 1993 All England Open Yao Fen Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 15–5, 4–15, 7–15 Runner-Up 1993 French Open Yao Fen Nong Qunhua Zhou Lei 15–10, 17–15 Winner 1993 China Open Pan Li Chen Ying Wu Yuhong 15–4, 12–15, 4–15 Runner-Up
IBF International (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's Singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1988 Polish International Lee Young-suk 0–11, 1–11 Runner-up 1988 Bulgarian International Zhang Wanling 9–12, 11–4, 11–3 Winner 1989 Bulgarian International Vlada Tcherniavskaia 11–7, 11–8 Winner
Women's Doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 Bulgarian International Zhang Wanling Zhang Junying Gao Meifeng 15–7, 6–15, 18–15 Winner 1989 Bulgarian International Zhang Wanling Diana Koleva Vlada Tcherniavskaia 15–6, 15–4 Winner
Mixed Doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Bulgarian International Wu Chibing Jerzy Dolhan Bozena Haracz 17–14, 15–11 Winner
External links Lin Yanfen at databaseOlympics.com