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Qian Ping
钱萍

Personal information
Born	1964 (age 61–62) Jiangxi, China
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Badminton
Medal record Women's badminton Representing China World Cup 1984 Jakarta Women's singles Uber Cup 1984 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1986 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games 1986 Seoul Women's team 1986 Seoul Mixed doubles Asian Championships 1985 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles 1985 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles

Qian Ping (Chinese: 钱萍; born 1964) is a former world level badminton player from China.

Career

Qian was among the youngest of an impressive cadre of Chinese players who largely dominated women's international badminton after China joined the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation) in 1981. She was a member of China's world champion Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 1984 and 1986. Qian won singles at the Denmark (1982 autumn), and German (1985, 1987) Opens, and was a runner-up in several other top tier tournaments on the world circuit, including the All-England Championships in both 1986 and 1987. In the second of these All-England finals, playing Denmark's Kirsten Larsen, she was forced to default after injuring her knee, an event that apparently ended her serious playing career.

Achievements

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Li Lingwei	7–11, 8–11	Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Xiong Guobao	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	9–15, 9–15	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Zheng Yuli	6–11, 9–12	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Zheng Yuli	Liu Aizhen He Yanling	15–12, 15–7	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Malaysia Open	Pan Zhenli	9–11, 5–11	Runner-up
1983	Indonesia Open	Ivana Lie	11–12, 2–11	Runner-up
1984	Japan Open	Zheng Yuli	2–11, 11–7, 7–11	Runner-up
1985	German Open	Zheng Yuli	3–1 retired	Winner
1985	Thailand Open	Wu Jianqiu	7–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1986	Scandinavian Open	Hwang Hye-young	11–4, 11–7	Winner
1986	All England Open	Kim Yun-ja	6–11, 11–12	Runner-up
1987	Scandinavian Open	Li Lingwei	9–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1987	German Open	Charlotte Hattens	11–0, 11–2	Winner
1987	All England Open	Kirsten Larsen	7–9 retired	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Scandinavian Open	Li Lingwei	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	1–15, 8–15	Runner-up

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Scandinavian Cup	Sumiko Kitada	11–2, 11–8	Winner
1983	Denmark Open			Winner