Lin Dan
The Chinese badminton star is considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time. As a 28-year-old, Lin became the first and only player to win the 9 major titles of the badminton world: Olympics Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asian Championships.
The two-time Olympic champion is looking to add a third Olympic gold to his list of gold medals.
Lin is the only player to defend his men’s single gold in badminton from the 2008 Olympics in the London 2012 Olympics. In recognition of his achievements, Lin was nicknamed “Super Dan” by his opponent Peter Gade.
On October 17 2012, Lin became the first active Chinese badminton player to accept a master’s degree. With a record 62 career titles and 585 career wins, Lin is indeed a superhuman who will be looking to shine at Rio.
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