Dong Jiong (; born 20 August 1973) is a Chinese

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player who ranked among the world's men's singles elite in the mid and late 1990s.

Career

In a relatively short career at the top level, Dong won some of badminton's biggest events, including the prestigious All England and

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titles in 1997. He was a silver medalist at the

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in Atlanta, losing the final in two close games to Denmark's Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen. Among Dong's badminton achievements were victories at the Thailand Open (1995, 1996), China Open (1995, 1997, 1999),

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(1997),

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(1996), and quadrennial Asian Games (1998). The successes of Dong and his contemporary and rival Sun Jun marked the ''start'' of a revival in men's badminton fortunes for China, which, after dominating in the 1980s, had lost the initiative to

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. Dong retired in 2001 without any job offer or pension from his employer, the Beijing municipal sports bureau. Rekindling his passion for cultivating the badminton sport, Dong built up a franchise that includes five amateur badminton clubs, and was hired as the head coach of China's Paralympic badminton team. Dong felt lucky he could carry his own legacy in the amateur sport arena. He picked up new knowledge and confidence outside the top sport environment. Coaching players with disabilities since 2009, Dong focused his efforts on them at his clubs. He's spent money each year on improving the facilities while applying for an entry to the 2016 Paralympic Games.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Men's singles''

World Cup

''Men's singles''

Asian Games

''Men's singles''

Asian Championships

''Men's singles''

Asian Cup

''Men's singles''

East Asian Games

''Men's singles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's singles''

IBF International

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dong, Jiong 1973 births Living people Badminton players from Beijing Chinese male badminton players Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of China Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games World No. 1 badminton players 20th-century Chinese people