Top 5 Chinese sports celebrities
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Forbes Magazine has published its annual list of the top 100 Chinese celebrities based on their income, search engine hits, and exposures in newspapers and magazines as well as television during the year from March, 2010 to February, 2011.
The following five athletes made their way onto this year's list.
Lin Dan
Overall rank: 86
Lin Dan is a well-known Chinese badminton player, with a nickname of "Super Dan" by his fans. Last year, by the age of 27, Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam," having won all major titles in world badminton competitions: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asia Championships, and became the first and only player to achieve this feat in the world. Lin Dan’s marriage last year also attracted media attention. He earned 10.18 million yuan (US$1.58 million) in the assessment period.
Archive:
Born: October 14, 1983 in Longyan, Fujian Province
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Occupation: Badminton player
Men's singles ranking:
Highest Ranking: 1 (February, 2004)
Current Ranking: 2 (July 14, 2011)
Awards:
Olympic Games:
Gold 2008 Beijing Men's singles
World Championships:
Gold 2009 Hyderabad Men's singles
Gold 2007 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Gold 2006 Madrid Men's singles
Silver 2005 Anaheim Men's singles
World Cup:
Gold 2006 Yiyang Men's singles
Gold 2005 Yiyang Men's singles
Thomas Cup:
Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold 2008 Jakarta Team
Gold 2006 Tokyo Team
Gold 2004 Jakarta Team
Bronze 2002 Guangzhou Team
Sudirman Cup:
Gold 2011 Qingdao Team
Gold 2009 Guangzhou Team
Gold 2007 Glasgow Team
Gold 2005 Beijing Team
Asian Games:
Gold 2010 Guangzhou Men's singles
Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team
Gold 2006 Doha Team
Silver 2006 Doha Men's singles
Bronze 2002 Busan Team
Asian Championships:
Gold 2011 Chengdu Men's singles
Gold 2010 New Delhi Men's singles
Silver 2001 Manila Men's singles
Bronze 2008 Johor Bahru Men's singles
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