Lin Dan is a badminton player who has competed for China. He competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
He is married to Beijing 2008 badminton player Xie Xingfang.
Olympic Results[]
| Year | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Men's singles | 17th |
| 2008 | Men's singles | 
|
| 2012 | Men's singles |
|
| 2016 | Men's singles | 4th |
2004[]
| Discipline | Stage | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Round 1 |  Ronald Susilo
|
0 – 2 |
| Round 2 | Did not advance | ||
| Quarterfinal | |||
| Semifinal | |||
| Final | |||
2008[]
| Discipline | Stage | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Round 1 | Bye | |
| Round 2 |  Ng Wei
|
2 – 0 | |
| Round 3 |  Park Sung-hwan
|
2 – 0 | |
| Quarterfinal |  Peter Hoeeg Gade
|
2 – 0 | |
| Semifinal |  Chen Jin
|
2 – 0 | |
| Final |  Chong Wei Lee
|
2 – 0 | |
2012[]
| Discipline | Stage | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Group stage |  Scott Evans
|
2 – 0 |
| Round 2 |  Taufik Hidayat
|
2 – 0 | |
| Quarterfinal |  Sho Sasaki
|
2 – 1 | |
| Semifinal | Lee Hyun-il
|
2 – 0 | |
| Final | Chong Wei Lee
|
2 – 1 |
2016[]
| Discipline | Stage | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Group stage |  David Obernosterer
|
2 – 0 |
 Vladimir Malkov
|
2 – 0 | ||
 Tien Minh Nguyen
|
2 – 0 | ||
| Round 2 | Bye | ||
| Quarterfinal |  Srikanth Kidambi
|
2 – 1 | |
| Semifinal | Chong Wei Lee
|
1 – 2 | |
| 3rd place | Viktor Axelsen
|
1 – 2 | |