- Rashid Sidek
Infobox Badminton player
playername = Rashid Sidek
caption = Mural of Sidek Brothers inMuzium Negara
nickname = "Adul"
birth_name = Abdul Rashid Mohamed Sidek
date_of_birth = birth date and age|1968|07|8
place_of_birth =Banting ,Selangor
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event = Men's singles
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bwf_id = 511Abdul Rashid Mohamed Sidek (Nickname: Adul) (born
July 8 ,1968 inKanchong Darat ,Banting ,Selangor ) was aMalaysia n nationalbadminton player, and a prominent world-class singles player during the 1990s. He is the youngest of the five Sidek Brothers. He and his siblings were all actively involved in the national badminton scene. His brothersRazif Sidek andJalani Sidek won theOlympic Games bronze medal in the men's doubles in 1992. He became the youngest player to win the National Junior Badminton Championship in 1980 at the age of 12.He won the bronze medal in badminton for men's singles at the
1996 Summer Olympics held inAtlanta after beating the reigning World Champion from Indonesia,Heryanto Arbi . He became the world number one player for the first time in 1997. He currently serves as coach to the back-up players in the Malaysian national badminton team.Achievements
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Commonwealth Games Winner 1990-
Malaysia Open Winner 1990-
Asian Badminton Championships Winner 1991-
Asia Cup Winner 1991-
Malaysia Open Winner 1991-
World Grand Prix Finals Winner 1992-
Asian Badminton Championships Winner 1992-
Malaysia Open Winner 1992- Member of Malaysia's World Champion
Thomas Cup Team 1992-
Commonwealth Games Winner 1994-
Malaysia Open Runner Up 1994-
Brunei Open Winner 1995-
Asia Cup Winner 1996- Germany Open Winner 1996
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All England Championship Runner Up 1996- Taiwan Open Runner Up 1996
External links
* [http://bulutangkis.web.infoseek.co.jp/nusa/b_rashid.htm profile]
* [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/playerinfo.asp?playerid=511 BWF Player Profile]
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