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== Career == At the [[2010 BWF World Championships]] in Paris, Fu with his partner Cai Yun being the fifth seedβbeat the third seed Danish pair [[Mathias Boe]] and [[Carsten Mogensen]] 21β11, 21β18 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, they defeated the second seed Indonesian Olympic Champions [[Markis Kido]] and [[Hendra Setiawan]] 21β16, 21β13. In the finals, they overcame the first seed and Malaysian world no. 1 [[Koo Kien Keat]] and [[Tan Boon Heong]] 18β21, 21β18, 21β14 to win the world title for the 3rd time. They are the first men's doubles pair to achieve this feat. Cai and Fu went on to win the [[China Masters|China Masters Super Series]]. Being the fifth seed, they first defeated their second seed compatriots [[Xu Chen]] and [[Guo Zhendong]] 21β11, 21β16 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they made a great comeback against the third seed South Korean rival [[Lee Yong-dae]] and [[Jung Jae-sung]] 20β22, 21β13, 21β17. Cai and Fu then clinched their second China Masters title by defeating the fourth seed South Korean pair [[Yoo Yeon-seong]] and [[Ko Sung-hyun]] in 2 sets 21β14, 21β19. Cai and Fu won their third title in a row by winning the Yonex Japan Open Super Series. They, being the fifth seed, beat the young Korean Pair [[Cho Gun-woo]] and [[Kwon Yi-goo]] 21β14, 16β21, 21β12 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they defeated their promising compatriots [[Zhang Nan (badminton)|Zhang Nan]] and [[Chai Biao]] 21β17, 21β16. In the finals, they made a great comeback again against the first seed and Malaysian world no. 1 [[Koo Kien Keat]] and [[Tan Boon Heong]] 18β21, 21β14, 21β12 to win their first Japan Open title. At the [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]], they defeated Denmark's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen in the final to win the gold medal. Having had 1 Olympic gold medal and 4 World Championship titles, as well as many other titles, Cai and Fu are one of the most successful men's doubles pair in badminton history. An ancillary badminton achievement of Fu is that while competing in the [[2005 Sudirman Cup]], one of his smashes was clocked at 332 km/h (206 mph), the fastest propulsion of a shuttle on record.<ref>[http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200505/14/eng20050514_184991.html Chinese Fu clocks fastest smash at Sudirman Cup]</ref> Fu also fired a 303 km/h smash during game 3 of the [[2010 BWF World Championships]] men's doubles final, which was confirmed by the commentator [[Gillian Clark (badminton)|Gillian Clark]] as the fastest of the tournament. The fastest smash by Fu during the [[2011 Sudirman Cup]] final was clocked at 291 km/h. In 2014, Fu played with mixed doubles champion Zhang Nan in the All England Super Series. They lost to the Indonesian pair Muhammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the quarter finals 21-23 20β22. Later on it, they took revenge at Denmark Open Super Series, and became the champion after beating top seed Korean pair Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong in 2 straight sets in the final. In 2015, his partnership with Zhang Nan was stable after reaching several Super Series Finals such as Singapore Open, Indonesia Open, Japan Open, All England as runners-up. In 2016, they won the Singapore Open Super Series after beating the top seed from Korea Lee/Yoo in 2 straight sets at semi final. Their performance later in several Super Series was not so climatic. They were seeded 4th in the Olympic Games in Rio, as Fu claimed his second gold medal in men's doubles category after beating Malaysian's pair Tan/Goh in 3 sets. He ends his career having reached 3 consecutive finals in the Olympic Games with two different partners, winning gold twice.
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