Attractive Olympian: Coach-Punching Badminton Player Lin Dan

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China's Lin Dan is the number one badminton player in the world, and he's got a top-ranked temper to match. The 24-year-old has won back-to-back World Championships in the sport, but his high-profile success hasn't come without incidents.

In 2006, an on-court outburst regarding officiating and his opponent's provocations nearly turned violent, leading South Korea's coach to call him "rude and immoral" and "ill-cultured." Two months ago, Lin found himself in hot water again after he punched his coach, 2004 gold medalist from the Sydney Games Ji Xinpeng.

Does a fiery temper and a brash demeanor make an athlete sexy? You bet it does! But how sexy? After the jump, check out photographic evidence of Lin mixing it up with Korean officials, then vote in our not-at-all superficial Attractive Olympian poll to see just how much the ladies like bad boys.

This photo's official description: "Dan Lin [note: name Westernized - FH] of China quarrels with Korea's coach during a men's singles final against Korea's Lee Il-Hyun at the 2008 Yonex Korea Open Badminton championships on January 27, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea." Lin lost the match, but gained bonus points for being the sport's only badass.

Breaking Down the Basics

Height	5'10"
Weight	160
Nickname	Super Dan
Not to be confused with	Superman, Super Dave
Demeanor	Brash, edgy, defiant ... not the best communist out there
Girlfriend?	Fellow champion badminton player Xie Xingfang
Has blog?	Yes, but -- surprisingly -- it's written in Chinese

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*When judging, assume that Gold suggests a future a of Calvin Klein underwear-level of endorsements, and Bronze points toward appearances in local circulars.

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