Lin Dan

Chinese badminton player
Person human Q1390341
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Lin Dan was born on October 14, 1983, in Longyan.[1][2][3][4] He has citizenship of the People's Republic of China.[2][5][4] His native language is Chinese.

Lin Dan

Summary

Lin Dan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Longyan[2]. He was born on +1983-10-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a badminton player[4] and Olympic competitor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,295 views/month, #6,114 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Lin Dan was born in Longyan[2].
  • Lin Dan was born on +1983-10-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Among Lin Dan's spouses was Xie Xingfang[7].
  • Lin Dan held citizenship in People's Republic of China[8].
  • Chinese was Lin Dan's native language[9].
  • Lin Dan's professions included badminton player[4].
  • Lin Dan's professions included Olympic competitor[5].
  • Lin Dan was educated at Huaqiao University[10].
  • Lin Dan received the Olympic gold medal[11].
  • Lin Dan received the world champion[12].
  • Lin Dan received the Badminton Hall of Fame[13].
  • Lin Dan received the national champion[14].
  • Lin Dan received the Asian champion[15].
  • Lin Dan received the Asian Games champion[16].
  • Lin Dan's image is recorded as Lin Dan photp (Cropped).jpg[17].
  • Lin Dan is recorded as male[18].
  • Lin Dan's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Lin Dan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 294719112[20].
  • Lin Dan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012153518[21].
  • Lin Dan's Commons category is recorded as Lin Dan[22].
  • Lin Dan's handedness is recorded as left-handedness[23].
  • Lin Dan's sport is recorded as badminton[24].
  • Lin Dan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03nl67[25].
  • Lin Dan's family name is recorded as Lin[26].
  • Lin Dan's given name is recorded as Dan[27].

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Origins and Family

Lin Dan's place of birth was Longyan[2]. He was born on +1983-10-14T00:00:00Z[3]. Chinese was his native language[9].

Education

Lin Dan was educated at Huaqiao University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include badminton player[4] and Olympic competitor[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Olympic gold medal[11], a class of award[28]; world champion[12], a sports title[29]; Badminton Hall of Fame[13], a badminton award[30], in Malaysia[31]; national champion[14], a rank[32]; Asian champion[15]; and Asian Games champion[16].

Personal Life

Lin Dan was married to Xie Xingfang[7].

Why It Matters

Lin Dan ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,295 views/month, #6,114 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Lin Dan born?

Born in Longyan[2], Lin Dan…

Who was Lin Dan married to?

Lin Dan's spouses include Xie Xingfang[7].

What did Lin Dan do for work?

Lin Dan worked as badminton player[4] and Olympic competitor[5].

Where did Lin Dan go to school?

Lin Dan was educated at Huaqiao University[10].

What awards did Lin Dan receive?

Honors received include Olympic gold medal[11], world champion[12], Badminton Hall of Fame[13], and national champion[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . sports-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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