A two-time Olympic champion

 A two-time Olympic champion

Lin Dan who has a nicknamed "Super Dan" is a professional badminton player from China. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time world champion, and five-time All England champion. In his early years, Lin was encouraged to learn to play the piano by his parents, but chose to play badminton at the age of five.

Lin had a good start to 2004, earning the BWF's number one world ranking for the first time in February. He helped China win the qualifying round of Thomas Cup and then captured the Swiss Open.He won his first ever All England Open title by beating Peter Gade in the final.

Lin retained his number one world ranking during 2005, winning his second German and Hong Kong Open titles, as well as the Japan Open, China Masters, and World Cup tournaments. He also helped China recapture the Sudirman Cup when it shut-out both defending champion South Korea in the semifinals and Indonesia in the final.

Lin won the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007. He also secured the BWF Best Male Player of the Year in 2008. Lin was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) during the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. 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.

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