Huang Zhanzhong (; born 5 November 1968) is a Chinese badminton player. He won the men's doubles title at the 1995 Asian Cup, and was part of Chinese team that won the 1990 Asian Games and 1995 Sudirman Cup. Huang competed in the men's doubles tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Career Huang is a Wenzhou, Zhejiang natives, who started to know sport since he was in elementary school. His skills were discovered during a badminton talent identification program by Zhejiang province team in 1979, when he was 11 years old. Although he started the training from the basics, Huang immediately shown a good progress in the men's doubles, and then after won some national tournaments, he was selected to join national team in Beijing in 1989.
Huang reached his first Grand Prix tournament finals at the 1989 China Open with his partner Zheng Yumin, but the duo defeated by Malaysian pair Jalani and Razif Sidek in rubber games. He later helps Chinese team won the 1989 Asian Championships held in Shanghai, beating Indonesian team 5–0, then the men's team event at the 1990 Asian Games defeating Malaysian team 5–0.
In 1991, Huang reached four Grand Prix tournament finals in Finland, Singapore, China, and Hong Kong, and then won his first title in Denmark Open. Huang and Zheng Yumin were qualified to compete at the World Grand Prix Finals, advanced to final round, but lost again to Jalani and Razif Sidek of Malaysia. In December 1991, he and Zheng also won a bronze medal at the Asian Cup after lost the semifinals match to Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia.
In 1992, Huang won a silver medal at the Asian Championships in the men's doubles event with Zheng Yumin. Unfortunately, he and Zheng failed to qualified at the 1992 Summer Olympics, since their points were not enough to be able to take part at that Games. He then could not give his best in the rest tournament after the Olympic Games, without a single title, only finished as finalists in Hong Kong and Thailand Open.
In 1993, Huang won his second Grand Prix men's doubles title at the Korea Open with Zheng Yumin. He then participated at the East Asian Games held in Shanghai, won a gold in the men's team and a silver medal in the men's doubles with Liu Di. In 1994, he won the China Open with his new partner Jiang Xin, and won bronze medals at Asian Championships and Asian Games. In 1995, he and Jiang Xin won the Asian Cup, China Open, Thailand Open, and was a member of Chinese winning team at the Sudirman Cup.
After retired from the national team, he works as a coach in Zhejiang team.
Achievements Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Jiang Xin Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 9–15, 5–15 Bronze
Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zheng Yumin Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 4–15, 6–15 Silver 1994 Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Jiang Xin Tan Kim Her Yap Kim Hock 4–15, 3–15 Bronze1995 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China Jiang Xin Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 15–7, 8–15, 7–15 Silver
Asian Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Zheng Yumin Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 4–15, 8–15 Bronze 1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Jiang Xin Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 15–10, 15–11 Gold
East Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Shanghai, China Liu Di Jiang Xin Yu Qi 12–15, 15–18 Silver
IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 China Open Zheng Yumin Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15–9, 14–17, 12–15 Runner-up 1991 Finnish Open Zheng Yumin Chen Hongyong Chen Kang 15–10, 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1991 Singapore Open Zheng Yumin Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 2–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1991 Denmark Open Zheng Yumin Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 15–10, 15–9 Winner 1991 China Open Zheng Yumin Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 8–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1991 Hong Kong Open Zheng Yumin Lee Sang-bok Shon Jin-hwan 15–7, 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1991 World Grand Prix Finals Zheng Yumin Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 10–15, 15–12, 14–18 Runner-up 1992 Hong Kong Open Zheng Yumin Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 13–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1992 Thailand Open Zheng Yumin Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 9–15, 15–12, 11–15 Runner-up 1993 Korea Open Zheng Yumin Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 5–15, 15–10, 15–8 Winner 1994 China Open Jiang Xin Tan Kim Her Yap Kim Hock 15–10, 15–8 Winner 1995U.S. Open Jiang Xin Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 3–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1995 China Open Jiang Xin Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 15–8, 15–11 Winner 1995Thailand Open Jiang Xin Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 15–9, 15–11 Winner
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