Introduction
Gu Jun (simplified Chinese: 顾俊; traditional Chinese: 顧俊; pinyin: Gù Jùn; born January 3, 1975 in Wuxi, Jiangsu) was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s.
Career
Gu and her regular partner Ge Fei were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics. They won over thirty top tier international tournaments together, including two Olympic competitions and two IBF World Championships (which were then held biennially). They helped China to regain the Uber Cup (women's world team trophy) from Indonesia in 1998, and to retain the Cup in 2000.Gu Jun was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2008.
Summer Olympics
1996
Gu Jun competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in women's doubles with Ge Fei. They won the gold medal beating Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ock from Korea 15-5, 15-5 in the final.
2000
Gu also competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics in women's doubles with Ge. They beat Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei from China 15-5, 15-5 in the final.
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1997 | Glasgow, SCO |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1999 | Copenhague, DEN |
| Sudirman Cup | |||
| 1 | Team | 1997 | Glasgow, SWI |
| Asian Championships | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1994 | Shanghai, CHN |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1995 | Beijing, CHN |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1998 | Bangkok, THA |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1999 | Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
| Asian Games | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1998 | Bangkok, THA |
| Other International Titles | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 | World Grand Prix finals |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 | Singapore Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1995 | Indonesia Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1997 | Korea Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1997, 1998 | Swiss Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 | All England Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 2000 | Malaysia Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 | Japan Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1993, 1994, 2000 | Thailand Open |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1996, 1997 | Badminton World Cup |