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Lin Dan
Also Known As Super Dan
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Lin Dan is a retired Chinese badminton player nicknamed Super Dan after his 2004 All England Open win, widely regarded as the sport's greatest ever singles player. He completed a Super Grand Slam of all nine major titles by age 28 and won Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012. His career carried real controversy: a 2008 on court altercation with a South Korean coach, a widely reported dispute over striking his own coach in front of teammates and media, accusations of deliberately losing matches to aid teammates' Olympic qualification, and a 2016 public admission of an extramarital affair. He retired in July 2020, citing accumulated injuries.
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Career HighlightBy age 28 had completed the Super Grand Slam, winning all nine major badminton titles then available, the only male player ever to do so. 1 Career HighlightWon six All England titles, four Asian Championships and helped China to six Thomas Cup victories before retiring on 4 July 2020. 1 Career HighlightWon two Olympic gold medals, at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, and five World Championship titles. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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