Sun Jun (badminton)

Sun Jun
孙俊
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1975-06-16) 16 June 1975 (age 49)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Copenhagen Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Glasgow Men's singles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1997 Yogyakarta Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Men's singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Beijing Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1995 Qingdao Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Jakarta Boys' singles
BWF profile

Sun Jun (simplified Chinese: 孙俊; traditional Chinese: 孫俊; pinyin: Sūn Jùn; born 16 June 1975) is a former world number 1 singles badminton 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.