- Ji Xinpeng
Infobox Badminton player
playername = Chen Qiqiu
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date_of_birth = birth date and age|1977|12|30
place_of_birth =Xiamen ,Fujian
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event = Men's singles
country = CHN
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bwf_id = 8272Ji Xinpeng (Chinese: 吉新鹏, born
December 30 ,1977 inXiamen ,Fujian ) is a retired Chinesebadminton player.Career
Ji Xinpeng is the first Chinese badminton player to win the gold medal in the men's singles competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics, defeating
Hendrawan in the final. Ji's gold medal feat came as a big surprise because no one had expected him to do so since he has never won any tournaments previously. He also defeated Taufik Hidayat and Peter Gade Christensen along the way to the final.Ji became a coach in the Chinese national badminton team in 2008.
External links
* [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/playerinfo.asp?playerid=8272 BWF Profile]
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