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Liang Qiuxia

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Liang Qiuxia
梁秋霞
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1950-09-09) 9 September 1950 (age 74)
Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia
HandednessRight
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1974 Tehran Women's singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Hyderabad Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 1976 Hyderabad Women's doubles

Liang Qiuxia (Chinese: 梁秋霞 W.-G. Liang Chiu Hsia, born, Cirebon, West Java; 9 September 1950) is a former badminton player representing China, after migrating from Indonesia. She is also the sister of 6 time All-England Men Doubles Champion, Tjun Tjun, who represented Indonesia.

Liang Qiuxia was one of the most important Chinese badminton players of the 1970s. During this era China belonged to the WBF, which it sponsored, and the larger IBF, so that Liang Qiuxia could rarely compete with the best of the world. In 1974 she won silver in the Asian Games in Women's Singles and Gold in Women's Doubles with Cheng Huiming. In 1976, she became Asian champion, and in 1978 she once again won the Asian Games in the women's singles. After her active career, she became a coach of the Indonesian national team, coaching Olympic champion and one of the all-time greats Susi Susanti.

Major achievements in badminton

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Tournament Event Year Result
Badminton at the 1974 Asian Games Women's Doubles 1974 Champion
Badminton at the 1974 Asian Games Women's Singles 1974 Silver Medal
Chinese National Badminton Championships Women's Doubles 1975 Champion
Badminton Asia Championships Women's Singles 1976 Champion
Badminton at the 1978 Asian Games Women's Singles 1978 Champion

References

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  1. ^http://www.badmintoncn.com/cbo_star/star_145.html