Nong Qunhua (Chinese: 农群华; born July 20, 1966) is a former international badminton player from China who specialized in women's doubles.

Nong Qunhua
农群华
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1966-07-20) 20 July 1966 (age 58)[1]
Nanning, Guangxi[2]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
EventWomen's doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Women's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Copenhagen Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Women's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Jakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Women's team

Career

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Nong was one 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. With Guan, Nong also won the 1990 Asian Games, was a silver medalist at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, and was a runner-up at the 1992 All England Championships. With Zhou Lei she won the Thailand and Hong Kong Opens in 1992. Nong was a member of world champion Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams in 1990 and 1992

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain   Guan Weizhen   Chung So-young
  Hwang Hye-young
16–18, 15–12, 13–15   Silver

World Championships

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Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Guan Weizhen   Christine Magnusson
  Maria Bengtsson
15–7, 15–4   Gold
1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England   Zhou Lei   Chen Ying
  Wu Yuhong
15–5, 15–10   Gold

World Cup

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Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Canton Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China   Jiang Guoliang   Kim Moon-soo
  Chung So-young
7–15, 12–15   Bronze

Asian Games

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Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China   Guan Weizhen   Chung So-young
  Gil Young-ah
15–11, 15–4   Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Japan Open   Guan Weizhen   Gillian Clark
  Gillian Gowers
15–6, 15–18, 9–15   Runner-up
1991 China Open   Guan Weizhen   Chung Myung-hee
  Hwang Hye-young
5–15, 3–15   Runner-up
1992 All England Open   Guan Weizhen   Lin Yanfen
  Yao Fen
14–18, 17–18   Runner-up
1992 Hong Kong Open   Zhou Lei   Erma Sulistianingsih
  Rosiana Tendean
15–8, 15–6   Winner
1992 Thailand Open   Zhou Lei   Erma Sulistianingsih
  Rosiana Tendean
15–4, 12–15, 15–8   Winner
1993 French Open   Zhou Lei   Lin Yanfen
  Yao Fen
10–15, 15–17   Runner-Up

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Hong Kong Open   Jiang Guoliang   Billy Gilliland
  Gillian Gowers
14–18, 15–13, 7–15   Runner-Up
1989 French Open   Jiang Guoliang   Wang Pengren
  Shi Fangjing
15–12, 5–15, 11–15   Runner-Up

References

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  1. ^ Nong Qunhua at Olympedia (archive)
  2. ^ "Nong Qunhua". China Badminton Online (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-28.
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