Huang Hua is a Chinese

China

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 female badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player who won major international titles in the early 1990s.

Career

Huang and her contemporary Tang Jiuhong

Tang Jiuhong

Tang Jiuhong is a former Chinese badminton star who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:...

 were the leading Chinese singles players between the era of Han Aiping

Han Aiping

Han Aiping is a former Chinese badminton player in the 1980s who ranks among the greats of the woman's game. Noted for her superb overhead strokes, she and her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner Li Lingwei dominated international singles play for most of the decade, each winning the...

 and Li Lingwei

Li Lingwei

Li Lingwei is a Chinese badminton player of the 1980s who ranks among the greatest in the history of the women's game. A brilliant all-around player whose court coverage and net play were particularly impressive, she maintained an overall edge on her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner...

 (most of the 1980s) and the era of Ye Zhaoying

Ye Zhaoying

Ye Zhaoying is a retired women's singles badminton player from Zhejiang, the People's Republic of China who rates as one of the finest that China or any nation has produced. Officially ranked as the number one player in the world for the first time in December 1995, she lost but regained that...

 (mid to late 1990s. She played on Chinese Uber Cup

Uber Cup

The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956-1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contested every two years since 1984 when its scheduled...

 (women's international) teams that won world team championships in 1990 and 1992. Her singles titles included the Swedish

Swedish Open (badminton)

The Swedish Open was an open badminton tournament that was annually held from 1956 to 1999 after which the organizer, Svenska Badmintonförbundet, could no longer find a suitable sponsor. To some extent it has been replaced by the Swedish International Stockholm tournament.-Winners:...

 (1990), Thailand

Thailand Open (badminton)

The Thailand Open in badminton is an open international championships held in Thailand since 1984. It was halted in 1986, 1998, 2002 and 2010.-Past winners:-External links:***...

 (1990), Malaysia

Malaysia Open (badminton)

The Malaysia Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tournament has been held since 1937 and has been played in different locations such as Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Penang, Selangor, Kuantan....

 (1990, 1992), Korea

Korea Open (badminton)

The Korea Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament is also known as Korea Open Super Series because it become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007....

 (1991), Singapore

Singapore Open (badminton)

The Singapore Open is an badminton event that has been held in Singapore annually since 1990, and which is now part of the BWF Super Series tournament that began 2007....

 (1991), Japan

Japan Open (badminton)

The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:...

 (1990, 1991), and China

China Open (badminton)

The China Open is an annual badminton tournament held in People's Republic of China. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:...

 (1991) Opens. She was a runner-up in the 1989 World Championships

1989 IBF World Championships

-Medalists:- Men's singles :- Women's singles :- Men's doubles :- Women's doubles :- Mixed doubles :-References:***...

 and in the prestigious All-England Championships

All England Open Badminton Championships

The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...

 in 1990. Huang won the 1991 Badminton World Cup

Badminton World Cup

The World Cup in badminton was an annual tournament organized by the International Management Group . It was held between 1981 and 1997. After the tournament ceased for seven years, Badminton World Federation decided to bring it back as invitational tournament in 2005...

 held in Macau and was a bronze medalist in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics

Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Badminton had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was held from 28 July to 4 August 1992. Four events were held in the first competition of the sport: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. Badminton was contested in the Pavelló de la...

, losing in the semifinal to the eventual winner, Indonesia's formidable Susi Susanti.

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