Li Yongbo

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li (李).

Li Yongbo (Chinese: 李永波; pinyin: Lǐ Yǒngbō; born September 18, 1962) is a retired Chinese male badminton player and the former head coach of Chinese National Badminton Team.

Li Yongbo 李永波
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1962-09-18) 18 September 1962 (age 62) Dalian, Liaoning, China
Event	Men's doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Men's doubles World Championships 1987 Beijing Men's doubles 1989 Jakarta Men's doubles 1985 Calgary Men's doubles 1991 Copenhagen Men's doubles World Cup 1988 Bangkok Men's doubles 1984 Jakarta Men's doubles 1985 Jakarta Men's doubles 1987 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1989 Guangzhou Men's doubles 1990 Bandung/Jakarta Men's doubles 1991 Macau Men's doubles Thomas Cup 1986 Jakarta Men's team 1988 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1990 Tokyo Men's team 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Sudirman Cup 1989 Jakarta Mixed team 1991 Copenhagan Mixed team Asian Games 1990 Beijing Men's doubles 1990 Beijing Men's team 1986 Seoul Men's doubles 1986 Seoul Men's team Asian Championships 1987 Semarang Men's team 1989 Shanghai Men's team

Career

As a player, he was a men's doubles specialist noted for his quickness, reflexes, and power. From the mid-1980s to the early 1990s he shared numerous international titles with his regular partner Tian Bingyi. They were contemporaries and rivals of the famous Korean pair Park Joo-bong and Kim Moon-soo, largely dividing badminton's biggest doubles events between them for about eight seasons. Among many other tournaments around the world Li and Tian captured the (then biennial) World Championships in 1987 and 1989, the prestigious All-England Championships in 1987, 1988, and 1991, and the Danish Open in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, and 1991.^[1][2][3] They also played on Chinese Thomas Cup (men's international) teams that won consecutive world team titles in 1986, 1988, and 1990. Late in their partnership they won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

As the Chinese badminton women's doubles coach during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, his players were banned from competition for "tanking" their match against South Korea, who won the match but were also banned similarly^[4] (as were the Indonesian women's doubles team). Li has admitted his role in the scandal; insiders say Li used fear tactics and intimidation to a strategic advantage in national and Olympic competition.^{[citation needed]} By losing, his team would have avoided playing another Chinese team.

Following the conclusion of the Rio Olympics, where China won two gold medals, he stood down in 2017.^[4]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea (exhibition)	Tian Bingyi	Lee Sang-bok Lee Kwang Jin	15–11, 15–7	Gold
1992	Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain	Tian Bingyi	Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono	9–15, 8–15	Bronze

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada	Tian Bingyi	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	15–5, 7–15, 9–15	Silver
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–2, 8–15, 15–9	Gold
1989	Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Tian Bingyi	Chen Kang Chen Hongyong	15–3, 15–12	Gold
1991	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Tian Bingyi	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	7–15, 9–15	Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Tian Bingyi	Liem Swie King Hariamanto Kartono	8–15, 1–15	Silver
1985	Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Tian Bingyi	Liem Swie King Hariamanto Kartono	11–15, 15–11, 11–15	Silver
1987	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Tian Bingyi	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	6–15, 15–6, 11–15	Silver
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	Walkover	Gold
1989	Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Tian Bingyi	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	10–15, 11–15	Silver
1990	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	12–15, 3–15	Bronze
1991	Macau Forum, Macau, China	Tian Bingyi	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	16–17, 14–17	Bronze

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Tian Bingyi	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	8–15, 10–15	Silver
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Tian Bingyi	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	15–8, 15–4	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (28 titles, 8 runners-up)

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Denmark Open	Tian Bingyi	Morten Frost Jens Peter Nierhoff	15–7, 15–2	Winner
1985	German Open	Ding Qiqing	Zhang Xinguang Tian Bingyi	15–5, 12–15, 15–7	Winner.
1985	Denmark Open	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	17–14, 15–8	Winner
1985	Swedish Open	Ding Qiqing	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson	15–12, 14–18, 18–15	Winner
1985	Malaysian Masters	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–10, 15–7	Winner
1985	Indonesia Open	Tian Bingyi	Liem Swie King Hariamanto Kartono	5–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1986	China Open	Tian Bingyi	Huang Zhen Chen Hongyong	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1986	Denmark Open	Tian Bingyi	Dipak Tailor Martin Dew	15–9, 15–3	Winner
1986	English Masters	Tian Bingyi	Dipak Tailor Martin Dew	11–15, 15–5, 15–11	Winner
1987	Scandinavian Open	Tian Bingyi	Michael Kjeldsen Jens Peter Nierhoff	15–2, 15–11	Winner
1987	All England Open	Tian Bingyi	Bobby Ertanto Rudy Heryanto	15–9, 15–8	Winner
1987	China Open	Tian Bingyi	Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan	15–10, 15–6	Winner
1987	Thailand Open	Tian Bingyi	Eddy Hartono Liem Swie King	15–13, 15–11	Winner
1987	Malaysia Open	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	Walkover	Runner-up
1987	World Grand Prix Finals	Tian Bingyi	Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1988	Japan Open	Tian Bingyi	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	18–15, 15–4	Winner
1988	Swedish Open	Tian Bingyi	Chen Kang Chen Hongyong	Walkover	Winner
1988	All England Open	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–6, 15–7	Winner
1988	Thailand Open	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Rashid Sidek	15–3, 15–5	Winner
1988	China Open	Tian Bingyi	Chen Kang Chen Hongyong	13–15, 15–8, 15–3	Winner
1988	English Masters	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–11, 15–4	Winner
1988	Denmark Open	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–6, 8–15, 15–4	Winner
1988	Malaysia Open	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–12, 15–12	Winner
1989	Swedish Open	Tian Bingyi	Park Joo-bong Lee Sang-bok	17–14, 15–2	Winner
1989	French Open	Tian Bingyi	Huang Zhen He Xiangyang	15–3, 15–6	Winner
1989	Denmark Open	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1989	World Grand Prix Finals	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	9–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1990	Japan Open	Tian Bingyi	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	15–3, 16–17, 13–18	Runner-up
1990	Swedish Open	Tian Bingyi	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–7, 15–9	Winner
1990	All England Open	Tian Bingyi	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	14–17, 9–15	Runner-up
1990	Singapore Open	Tian Bingyi	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan	4–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1990	Denmark Open	Tian Bingyi	Jesper Knudsen Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1991	All England Open	Tian Bingyi	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	12–15, 15–7, 15–8	Winner
1991	China Open	Tian Bingyi	Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1992	Korea Open	Tian Bingyi	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1992	Japan Open	Tian Bingyi	Chen Kang Chen Hongyong	15–10, 8–15, 10–15	Runner-up