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Taufik Hidayat
Indonesian badminton player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Indonesian footballers, see Taufik Hidayat (footballer, born 1993) and Taufik Hidayat (footballer, born 1999).
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]
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Taufik Hidayat | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Indonesia |
Born | (1981-08-10) 10 August 1981 (age 43) Bandung, West Java, Indonesia |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Mulyo Handoyo |
Men's singles | |
Career record | 413 wins, 138 losses |
Highest ranking | 1 (24 August 2000[1]) |
Medal record | |
Political party | Demokrat |
Spouse |
Ami Gumelar (m. 2006) |
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