Lin Yanfen
林燕芬
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1971-01-04) 4 January 1971
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Women's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1992 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1993 New Delhi Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Jakarta Women's doubles

Lin Yanfen (Chinese: 林燕芬; born January 4, 1971) is a Chinese female badminton player of the 1990s.

Career

Lin was a women's doubles specialist who paired with Yao Fen to win several top tier international tournaments. These included the Swedish (1992), China (1992), and French (1993) Opens, the Badminton World Cup (1992), the World Badminton Grand Prix (1992), and the prestigious All-England Championships in 1992. Lin and Yao were bronze medalists at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and runners-up at the 1993 All Englands. Lin was a member of China's winning Uber Cup (women's international) team of 1992.


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