Taufik Hidayat

Taufik Hidayat
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1981-08-10) 10 August 1981 (age 42)
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
HandednessRight
CoachMulyo Handoyo
Men's singles
Career record413 wins, 138 losses
Highest ranking1 (24 August 2000[1])
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Anaheim Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Paris Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hyderabad Men's singles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Yiyang Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Guangzhou Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Jakarta Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Johor Bahru Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bangkok Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2003 Jakarta Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Men's singles
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 1999 Ho Chi Minh Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Singapore Men's team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Manila Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila Boys' singles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Manila Boys' team
Political partyDemokrat
Spouse
Ami Gumelar
(m. 2006)

Taufik Hidayat (born 10 August 1981) is an Indonesian retired badminton player. He is a former World, Olympic, two time Asian Games, and three time Asian champion, and the youngest world number one in the men's singles. Hidayat has won the Indonesia Open six times (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006).[2] He is considered one of the great men's single players in badminton history and has earned the nickname "Mr. Backhand".[3]

  1. ^ "Historical 1994-2008 top-25 world ranking data". Badminton Central. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Defeat by Lin Dan fuels Taufik's aim to be world's No.1 player". The Star. 19 January 2007. Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2020 – via www.bwfsuperseries.com.
  3. ^ "Taufik Hidayat".

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