Olympic Competitors for Malaysia - Olympic Archers of Malaysia, Olympic Athletes of Malaysia, Olympic Badminton Players of Malaysia (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 111. Not illustrated. Chapters: Olympic Archers of Malaysia, Olympic Athletes of Malaysia, Olympic Badminton Players of Malaysia, Olympic Canoeists of Malaysia, Olympic Cyclists of Malaysia, Olympic Footballers of Malaysia, Lee Chong Wei, Wong Mew Choo, Koo Kien Keat, Wong Pei Tty, Lee Wan Wah, Azizulhasni Awang, Chan Chong Ming, Choong Tan Fook, Tan Boon Heong, Rashid Sidek, Chin Eei Hui, Wong Choong Hann, Razif Sidek, Jalani Sidek, Cheah Soon Kit, Chow Chee Keong, Mani Jegathesan, Soh Chin Aun, Josiah Ng, Ong Ewe Hock, Lee Hup Wei, Yuan Yufang, Cheng Chu Sian, Wan Khalmizam, Koo Luam Khen, Muhammad Marbawi, Yap Kim Hock, Santokh Singh, Loo Kum Zee, Murugayan Kumaresan, Mon Redee Sut Txi, Sal Ayob. Excerpt: Datuk Lee Chong Wei (simplified Chinese: traditional Chinese: pinyin: L Zngwi, born in Georgetown, Penang; October 21, 1982) is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games. This achievement also earned him the title Datuk, and a description by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak as national hero. As a singles player, Lee was again ranked first worldwide on August 21, 2008. He is the third Malaysian men's singles shuttler after Rashid Sidek and Roslin Hashim to achieve such a ranking (since official rankings were first kept in the 1980s), and is the only Malaysian shuttler to hold the ranking for more than two weeks. Lee is also the reigning All England champion. Lee has won many international badminton titles in his career, including many Super Series titles. However, despite his status among the world's elite, Lee has only managed to capture bronze (in 2005) at the BWF World Championships. ...