Lin Dan, born October 14, 1983 in Longyan, Fujian is a professional badminton player from China. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time world champion, and six-time All England champion. By the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all nine major titles in the badminton world: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asian Championships, becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat. He also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and defending his title in 2012.

Major achievements:

-To date, Lin has won fifty-seven singles titles, including three Super Series Premier titles, fourteen Super Series titles, and one Super Series Finals title

-He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time world champion and four-time Asian champion

-Lin won the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007

-On January 16, 2011, he was voted as the 2010 best male athlete in CCTV Sports Personality of the Year for his clean sweep in major badminton titles