Dong Jiong

 ( 1973 Births ) 

Dong Jiong (; born 20 August 1973) is a Chinese badminton player who ranked among the world's men's singles elite in the mid and late 1990s.

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Career In a relatively short career at the top level, Dong won some of badminton's biggest events, including the prestigious All England and Denmark Open titles in 1997. He was a silver medalist at the 1996 Olympic Games 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), Swiss Open (1997), World Cup (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 Indonesia.

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.

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Achievements

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Olympic Games Men's singles

1996	Georgia State University Gymnasium, Atlanta, United States	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	12–15, 10–15	Silver

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World Cup Men's singles

1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Jeffer Rosobin	15–5, 15–8	Gold

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Asian Games Men's singles

1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Hariyanto Arbi	7–15, 7–15	Bronze
1998	Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand	Hendrawan	17–14, 10–15, 15–8	Gold

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Asian Championships Men's singles

1995	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Park Sung-woo	16–18, 12–15	Bronze

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Asian Cup Men's singles

1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Heryanto Arbi	12–15, 18–17, 15–11	Gold

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East Asian Games Men's singles

1993	Shanghai, China	Liu Jun	8–15, 1–15	Bronze

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

Men's singles

1995	U.S. Open	Hermawan Susanto	10–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1995	China Open	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	15–8, 15–9	Winner
1995	Thailand Open	Kim Hak-kyun	15–13, 15–7	Winner
1996	Chinese Taipei Open	Rashid Sidek	15–11, 15–4	Winner
1996	Thailand Open	Joko Supriyanto	15–13, 15–7	Winner
1997	All England Open	Sun Jun	15–9, 15–5	Winner
1997	Swiss Open	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	17–15, 15–11	Winner
1997	Denmark Open	Peter Gade	15–17, 15–11, 15–12	Winner
1997	China Open	Luo Yigang	15–10, 15–2	Winner
1997	World Grand Prix Finals	Sun Jun	9–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1998	Brunei Open	Taufik Hidayat	15–12, 3–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1998	Denmark Open	Peter Gade	8–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1999	China Open	Fung Permadi	15–2, 15–7	Winner

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IBF International Men's singles

2000	Victoria International	Rio Suryana	15–9, 15–3	Winner

Men's doubles

2000	Victoria International	Jiang Xin	Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak	10–15, 15–17	Runner-up

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