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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Chen Jin

Personal information
Birth name	陈金
Date of birth	January 10, 1986 (1986-01-10) (age 24)
Place of birth	Handan, Hebei, China
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	72 kg (160 lb) [1]
Men's singles
Country	China
Handedness	Right
Highest Ranking	2 (1 Feb 2007 [2])
Current Ranking	2 (9 Jul 2009 [3])
BWF Profile

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  China
Men's badminton
Bronze	2008 Beijing	Singles

Chen Jin (simplified Chinese: 陈金; traditional Chinese: 陳金; pinyin: Chén Jīn; born in Handan, Hebei, China) is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.

Career

Since winning the Asian Junior Badminton Championships in 2004, Chen has developed into one world's elite men's singles players. His titles include the Polish (2004), French (2004), German (2006), Swiss(2007), and Macau (2007) Opens. Chen captured the China Masters title in 2006, and in 2008 he won his biggest title to date, the prestigious All-England Championships over his teammate and world number one Lin Dan. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, however, he was beaten in the semifinal by Lin Dan and settled for a bronze medal after defeating Korea's Lee Hyun-il in the playoff for third place. Chen was also a bronze medalist at the 2007 World Championships and a silver medalist at the 2008 Badminton Asia Championships. He is a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) team which has lifted the highly coveted cup for three consecutive campaigns (2004, 2006, 2008). In August, Chen finished second to compatriot Lin Dan 21–18, 21–16 in 45 minutes at the final of 2009 World Championships in Hyderabad, India.^[4]

References

External links

• Biography - Beijing 2008 Summer Games