Chen Hong (; born November 28, 1979 in Changting County, Fujian) is a former Chinese badminton player. Career During the first several years of the 21st century Chen rated among the world's leading singles players, achieving a number one world ranking in 2002–2003. He won the Swedish Open and the Asian Championships in 1999 as a nineteen-year-old. His subsequent titles included the Dutch (2000), Singapore (2002, 2003), Denmark (2002, 2006), Malaysia (2003), China (2005, 2006), and Thailand (2007) Opens. He twice captured the prestigious All-England Championships, 2002 and 2005, defeating his very formidable fellow countryman Lin Dan in the final on the second occasion. He played in the All England 6 consecutive times between 2001 and 2006, his first All England reached the final, losing out to Indian player Pullela Gopichand, 15-12 15–6. His performances at IBF World Championships and at the 2004 Olympic Games were not among his finest. He was a bronze medalist (semifinalist) at the 2001 and 2006 World Championships and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Games in Athens. At the 2006 IBF World Championships Chen recorded a 303 km/h jump smash against Taufik Hidayat. Chen retired from competitive play in 2007. Achievements World Championships Men's singles World Cup Men's singles Asian Championships Men's singles IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. Men's singles External links 1979 births Living people People from Longyan Hakka sportspeople Badminton players from Fujian Olympic badminton players of China Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in badminton Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games World No. 1 badminton players Chinese male badminton players Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Universiade medalists in badminton Universiade silver medalists for China Universiade bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade 21st-century Chinese people 20th-century Chinese people