Han Jingna (; born 16 January 1975) is a Chinese retired badminton player who rated among the world's leading women's singles players in the 1990s. Han began practicing badminton at the age of seven. Two years later, she trained at the sports school in Wuhan. She was selected to join the Hubei team in 1988 when she was thirteen, and to join the national team in 1989. She was part of national teams that clinched the 1995 Sudirman Cup in Lausanne, and the 1998 Uber Cup in Hong Kong, She won the silver medal for women's singles at the 1995 World Championships by upsetting South Korea's Bang Soo-hyun in the semifinals before falling to Chinese teammate Ye Zhaoying in the finals. Han also earned a singles bronze medal at the next World Championships in 1997. She competed in the women's singles competition at the 1996 Olympic Games but was eliminated in the quarterfinals round by the defending Olympic gold medalist Susi Susanti of Indonesia.
In 1999, she left the national team and went to the United Kingdom to help coach Great Britain's team for 2000 Olympic Games. She later worked as a Chinese national youth team coach starting in 2006.
Achievements
World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Ye Zhaoying 7–11, 0–11 Silver 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Gong Zhichao 9–12, 9–11 Bronze
Asian Cup Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Ye Zhaoying 6–11, 12–9, 3–11 Silver 1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Bang Soo-hyun 1–11, 3–11 Bronze
World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Gu Jun Tang Yongshu Yuan Yali 15–9, 15–5 Gold
IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1992 Singapore Open Ye Zhaoying 11–8, 2–11, 3–11 Runner-up 1993 China Open Ye Zhaoying 12–10, 11–1 Winner 1993 Hong Kong Open Ye Zhaoying 12–10, 7–11, 1–11 Runner-up 1995 Sydney Open Silvia Anggraini 11–5, 11–1 Winner 1996 Dutch Open Yao Yan 2–9, 2–9, 0–9 Runner-up 1996 Russian Open Gong Zhichao 11–7, 11–5 Winner
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Thailand Open Li Qi Ge Fei Gu Jun 5–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1995 Swedish Open Ye Zhaoying Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young 15–12, 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1997 Swiss Open Ye Zhaoying Ge Fei Gu Jun 15–9, 2–15, 11–15 Runner-up
IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1999 Italian International Zeng Yaqiong Walkover Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Italian International Ian Sullivan Anthony Clark Zeng Yaqiong 15–11, 15–7 Winner
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