Sun Jun (; born 16 June 1975) is a former world number 1 singles
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...
player from
China in the late 1990s whose resume includes the World Championship, World Cup, Asian Championship and All England men's singles titles. He was known for his all-round defensive ability as well as his never-say-die attitude on court as exemplified by his famous match with Peter Rasmussen whereby he suffered a severe leg cramp during mid-match but basically carried on to finish an entire set limping on one leg, at one point leading by 10-3 due to intelligent play before succumbing to his opponent.
He is married to the great doubles badminton player
Ge Fei.
Career
World Championships
Sun won the
1999 IBF World Championships
The 1999 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999.
Host city selection
Copenhagen, Denmark, was chosen over Gothenburg, Sweden, as the host for 1999 IBF World Cham ...
, beating
Fung Permadi in the final. He also won a silver medal at the
1997 IBF World Championships, when in the final he was leading 10-3 in the deciding set against
Peter Rasmussen despite suffering from a leg cramp, eventually losing 16-17, 18-13, 15-10.
Chinese Olympic Star - Sydney Olympic 2000
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Summer Olympics
Sun Jun competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles) as well as a new event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament was the playoff game for the bronze medal rat ...
in men's singles. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second one he defeated Kim Hak-kyun
Kim Hak-kyun (; born November 15, 1971) is a retired male badminton player from South Korea.
Career
Kim competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in quarterfinals to Alan Budikusuma
Alexander Alan Budikusu ...
from Korea. In round of 16 he was beaten by Alan Budikusuma
Alexander Alan Budikusuma Wiratama (born 29 March 1968, as Goei Djien Phang; ) is a former Indonesian badminton player who excelled at the world level from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.
Career
In 1991 he was runner-up to China's Zhao Jianh ...
15-5, 15-6.
Sun Jun competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Pavilion 3, Sydney Olympic Park from 17 – 23 September. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event.
Medalists
...
in men's singles. In the first round he had a bye, and in the second round he defeated the defending Olympic champion Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born 20 September 1965) is the current President of the Badminton World Federation and a retired Danish badminton player who won major international singles titles in the 1990s, and ranks among Denmark's badminton greats. ...
from Denmark. In the round of 16 Sun beat Richard Vaughan from Great Britain and in quarterfinals he lost to Hendrawan
Hendrawan (; born 27 June 1972) is an Indonesian badminton coach and former player.
Personal life
Hendrawan began to play badminton at 10 years old and began his top-level career at Cipayung National Training Center. He retired from the Indone ...
from Indonesia.
Achievements
World Championships
''Men's singles''
World Cup
''Men's singles''
Asian Games
''Men's singles''
Asian Championships
''Men's singles''
''Mixed doubles''
Asian Cup
''Men's singles''
World Junior Championships
''Boys' 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''
''Mixed doubles''
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Nanjing
Badminton players from Jiangsu
Chinese male badminton players
Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players of 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
World No. 1 badminton players