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Chen Long is a Chinese male badminton player born in Shashi District in 1989. He competes for China and resides in Beijing. He is right-handed and speaks Chinese. His competitive record includes participation in the men's singles events at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, as well as the 2014 and 2015 Badminton World Championships.
He has been recognized in the Olympic Gold Medalists collection. Additionally, he has received the Badminton Hall of Fame award.
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Key facts
- Nickname
- The Great Wall of China
- Born
- ( 1989-01-18 ) 18 January 1989 (age 37) , Shashi, Jingzhou , China
- Years active
- 2007–2021
- Height
- 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Weight
- 75 kg (165 lb)
- Spouse
- Wang Shixian ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2017 )
- Country
- China
- Sport
- Badminton
- Handedness
- Right
- Career record
- 446 wins, 115 losses
- Highest ranking
- 1 (25 December 2014)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- Shashi District
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Native language
- Chinese
- Sport
- badminton
- Country for sport
- China
- Mass
- 75
- Image
- Chen Long2012.jpg
- Height
- 187
- Residence
- Beijing
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- Commons category
- Chen Long
- date of birth
- 1989-01-18
- name in native language
- 諶龍
- playing hand
- right-handedness
- handedness
- right-handedness
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Encyclopedic overview
Chen Long (Chinese: 谌龙; pinyin: Chén Lóng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂʰə̂n lʊ̌ŋ]; born 18 January 1989), is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is the 2016 Olympic champion, two-time World champion, and an Asian champion.
Chen was a former World number 1, occupying the top men's singles ranking for 76 consecutive weeks from December 2014 to June 2016. He started his achievements in the international stage by winning the boys' singles title in the Asian and World Junior Championships in 2007, and then won his first professional tournament in the Philippines Open in 2009.
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