Han Aiping is a former Chinese

China

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 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 in the 1980s who ranks among the greats of the woman's game. Noted for her superb overhead strokes, she and her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner Li Lingwei

Li Lingwei

Li Lingwei is a Chinese badminton player of the 1980s who ranks among the greatest in the history of the women's game. A brilliant all-around player whose court coverage and net play were particularly impressive, she maintained an overall edge on her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner...

 dominated international singles play for most of the decade, each winning the IBF World Championships twice, and led Chinese teams

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....

 to victory in 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 world team) competitions.

She is one of the most successful players at the 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....

, with three gold medals, two of them in singles and another in women's doubles, plus a silver medal in both singles and doubles. At seventeen Han also won the short-lived World Badminton Federation

World Badminton Federation

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's version of the World Championships in 1979, before China became a member of the International Badminton Federation

International Badminton Federation

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.

Han retired in 1990 and was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame

Badminton Hall of Fame

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 in 1998.

Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
World Championships
1 1	Singles Women's doubles	1985 1985 IBF World Championships The 4th IBF World Championships were held in Calgary, Canada, from June 10 to June 16, 1985.-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Women's doubles:-Mixed doubles:-Medal account:-External links:*...	Calgary, CAN
1	Singles	1987 1987 IBF World Championships -Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Women's doubles:-Mixed doubles:-Medal table:-External links:* *...	Beijing, CHN
2	Singles	1983 1983 IBF World Championships -Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Women's doubles:-Mixed doubles:-Medal table:-External links:* * * * *...	Copenhagen, DEN
2	Women's doubles	1987 1987 IBF World Championships -Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Women's doubles:-Mixed doubles:-Medal table:-External links:* *...	Beijing, CHN
Asian Games Badminton at the Asian Games Badminton is one of the regular Asian Games sports since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia.-History:Badminton made its debut in the Asian Games as a demonstration sport at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, and became a regular competitive sport in 1962. In the 1962 Games, six events were held, with...
1	Singles	1986	Seoul, KOR
World Grand Prix
1	Singles	1984, 1988	World Grand Prix finals World Badminton Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end world rankings. The tournament started in 1983, with the last...
Other International Championships
1	Singles	1983, 1988	Japan Open Japan Open (badminton) The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:...
1 1	Singles Women's Doubles	1983, 1988 1983, 1986, 1987	Badminton World Cup Badminton World Cup The World Cup in badminton was an annual tournament organized by the International Management Group . It was held between 1981 and 1997. After the tournament ceased for seven years, Badminton World Federation decided to bring it back as invitational tournament in 2005...
1	Singles	1984	Dutch Masters
1	Singles	1984	Scananavian Cup
1 1	Singles Women's doubles	1985, 1987 1985, 1986	Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Open (badminton) The Hong Kong Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Hong Kong since 1982, but it did not take place annually. It is organized by Hong Kong Badminton Association and it became one of the Super Series tournament in 2007. In 2008, Wang Chen became the first home player to win the Hong Kong...
1	Singles	1985	All England Open All England Open Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...
	Doubles	1985
2	Singles	1984	All England Open
1	Singles	1985, 1988, 1989	Malaysia Open Malaysia Open (badminton) The Malaysia Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tournament has been held since 1937 and has been played in different locations such as Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Penang, Selangor, Kuantan....
1	Women's doubles	1985	Indonesia Open Indonesia Open (badminton) The Indonesia Open in an annual badminton tournament organized by Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia and held in Indonesia since 1982. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournament in 2007 and got the Premier Super Series status in 2011....
1	Singles	1986	China Open China Open (badminton) The China Open is an annual badminton tournament held in People's Republic of China. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:...
1	Singles	1985, 1988	Swedish Open Swedish Open (badminton) The Swedish Open was an open badminton tournament that was annually held from 1956 to 1999 after which the organizer, Svenska Badmintonförbundet, could no longer find a suitable sponsor. To some extent it has been replaced by the Swedish International Stockholm tournament.-Winners:...
1	Singles	1988	German Open German Open (badminton) The German Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Germany since 1955 and organized by German Badminton Association or Deustcher Badminton Verband ....