Guan Weizhen
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Guan Weizhen is a retired Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

 badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player who specialized in women's doubles.

Career

Guan won numerous major international doubles titles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is the only woman to have won three consecutive women's doubles titles at the BWF World Championships
BWF World Championships
The BWF World Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation to crown the best badminton players in the world....

. She won the 1987
1987 IBF World Championships
-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Women's doubles:-Mixed doubles:-Medal table:-External links:* *...

 and 1989
1989 IBF World Championships
-Medalists:- Men's singles :- Women's singles :- Men's doubles :- Women's doubles :- Mixed doubles :-References:***...

 tournaments with Lin Ying
Lin Ying
Lin Ying is a former Chinese badminton player and one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's modern history.-Career:Lin won the gold medal in women's doubles at the IBF World Championships three times, in the 1983 with Wu Dixi, and in the 1987 and 1989 IBF World Championships...

, and the 1991
1991 IBF World Championships
-Medalists:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Women's Doubles:- Mixed Doubles :-Medal account:-External links:*...

 tourney with Nong Qunhua
Nong Qunhua
Nong Qunhua is a former international badminton player from China who specialized in women's doubles.-Career:Nong was won of the world's leading women's doubles players of the early 1990s, winning the IBF World Championships in 1991 with Guan Weizhen and in 1993 with Zhou Lei...

. Guan competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Badminton had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was held from 28 July to 4 August 1992. Four events were held in the first competition of the sport: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. Badminton was contested in the Pavelló de la...

 in women's doubles, and earned the silver medal together with Nong Qunhua
Nong Qunhua
Nong Qunhua is a former international badminton player from China who specialized in women's doubles.-Career:Nong was won of the world's leading women's doubles players of the early 1990s, winning the IBF World Championships in 1991 with Guan Weizhen and in 1993 with Zhou Lei...

. She was a member of several Chinese
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

 Uber Cup
Uber Cup
The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956-1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contested every two years since 1984 when its scheduled...

(women's international) teams that won world championships at this biennial event.

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