- Howard Bach
Infobox Badminton player
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place_of_birth =Vietnam
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event = Men's doubles
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country = USA
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bwf_id = 6783Howard Bach is a
Vietnamese-American malebadminton player from theUnited States . He was the 2005 world champion in men's doubles withTony Gunawan .Early life
He was born in
Vietnam on22 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 inSan 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 partnerKevin Qi Han . They defeatedDorian James andStewart Carson ofSouth Africa in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 byJens Eriksen andMartin Lundgaard Hansen ofDenmark .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 andSigit Budiarto . Thus winning the United States's first ever gold at the World Championships.The Championships were held at the
Arrowhead Pond arena inAnaheim , 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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