Monday, August 24, 2009

Sports : Lee Chong Wei


Full name: Lee Chong Wei
Date of birth: October 21, 1982
Place of birth: Penang, Malaysia
Height: 1.74 m
Weight: 60kg
Handedness: Right
Coach: Misbun Sidek

AWARDS AND HONOURS
On April 5, 2006, Lee was named the 2005 National Sportsman Award (Anugerah Sukan Negara in Malay) for consistency and focus in his game.He repeated the honour as the Sportsman for 2008 on March 23, 2009, for his performance during the Olympic Games.
On April 29, 2006, he was named 2005 Penang Sportsman for his performance in the 2005 IBF World Championships and
2005 All England Open Badminton Championships. He repeated the honour on November 18, 2008 as the 2007 Penang Sportsman. On December 12, 2008, he was selected as Malaysia's Male Olympian 2008 for his achievement as the only Malaysian to win a medal in 2008 Summer Olympics. On June 12, 2009, Lee named as the winner of the Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM) awards. He was appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2009.


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