Howard Bach

Howard Bach

Infobox Badminton player
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Howard Bach is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. He was the 2005 world champion in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan.

Early life

He was born in Vietnam on 22 February 1979 , Howard Bach came to the U.S. at the age of two, when his father, Cam Sen Bach, emigrated to San Francisco with his family in 1982.

From 1991-1993, he attended Marina Middle School in San Francisco.

When he was five years old, Howard Bach was brought by his father to the Golden Gate YMCA in San Francisco's Tenderloin District. It was here that over the next 11 years, Howard Bach would be coached by his father in badminton.

At age 16, he moved to Colorado Springs to train at the U.S. Olympic Site.

2004 Olympics

Bach competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kevin Qi Han. They defeated Dorian James and Stewart Carson of South Africa in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark.

2005 World Badminton Championships

Howard Bach partnered Tony Gunawan to win the final of the men's doubles 15-11, 10-15, 15-11, against the Indonesian pair, Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto. Thus winning the United States's first ever gold at the World Championships.

The Championships were held at the Arrowhead Pond arena in Anaheim, California.

External links

* [http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_785.htm Howard Bach's U.S. Olympic Team bio] ... with notes, quotes, photos
* [http://www.ocbadmintonclub.com/OCBCTP-Team/Profile-Bach_Howard.shtml Orange County Badminton Club Team Member's Profile: Howard Bach]


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