Yu Jinhao (, born 12 November 1975 in

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

) is a former

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player. Yu joined the

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in 1997. He was part of the Chinese men's team that won the silver medal at the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...

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, Thailand, and also won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event partnered with Liu Yong. He was

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world No. 5 in the men's doubles in January 1999. Teamed with Chen Qiqiu, they competed at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

in Sydney, Australia. At the age of 25, due to injuries and other reasons, he left the national team. He works as a teacher in Yuyan Middle School and is a member of the Guangzhou

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Achievements

Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

World Junior Championships

''Boys' doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

References

External links

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余锦豪 Yu Jin Hao
at ''www.badmintoncn.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Jinhao 1977 births Living people Badminton players from Guangzhou Chinese male badminton players Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for China Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games