History of datuk lee chong wei
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Datuk Lee Chong Wei DB PJN AMN DCSM DSPN (born 21 October 1982 in Bagan Serai, Perak[1]) is a Malaysian professional badminton player. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for 199 consecutive weeks from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012. He is the fourth Malaysian player after Rashid Sidek, Roslin Hashim and Wong Choong Hann to achieve such a ranking (since official rankings were first kept in the 1980s), and is the only Malaysian shuttler to hold the number one ranking for more than a year.
Lee is a triple silver medalist at the Olympic Games, and the sixth Malaysian to win an Olympic medal. He won his first silver medal in 2008, also the first time a Malaysian had reached the finals in the men's singles event. This achievement earned him the title Datuk, and led to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak describing him as a national hero. He repeated the achievement twice more in 2012 and 2016, thus making him the most successful Malaysian Olympian in hi
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Biography – Datuk Lee Chong Wei
Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player hailed from Malaysia listed as one of the top 10 badminton players released by Badminton World Federation. Born in Georgetown, Penang, he was conferred with a ‘Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN)’ and earned the title Datuk presented bygd Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak for his outstanding achievements in international arena. Over the years, Lee has clinched numerous international badminton titles.
Since he was a kid, Lee has always been a big sports fan. He first started to play basketball but eventually, his mother opposed the idea of getting involved in outdoor sports activities. Hence, Lee then changed to playing badminton at the age of 11. With the encouragement from his father, Lee excelled in badminton for he spent hours to train in the game.
Six years later, Misbun Sidek discovered Lee’s talent in badminton and brought him into the Malaysian national badminton
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Lee Chong Wei
Malaysian badminton player (born 1982)
Not to be confused with Lee Chung-wei.For the biopic which is based on this individ, see Lee Chong Wei (film).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee (李).
Badminton player
| Yang Berbahagia Datuk Lee Chong Wei 李宗伟 DB, DCSM, PJN, DSPN, AMN, OLY | |
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Lee in 2017 | |
| Birth name | Lee Chong Wei |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Born | (1982-10-21) 21 October 1982 (age 42) Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaysia |
| Residence | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) |
| Spouse | |
| Years active | 2000–2019 |
| Retired | 13 June 2019 |
| Handedness | Right |
| Career record | 711 wins, 134 losses |
| Career title(s) | 69 |
| Highest ranking | 1 (29 June 2006) |
| BWF profile | |
| Updated on 21 November 2024. | |
Lee Chong Wei (Chinese: 李宗伟; pinyin: Lǐ Zōngwěi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Chong-úi; born 21 October 1982) is a Malaysian former professional