BADMINTON PLAYER

Lee Chong Wei

1982 - Today

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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 badminton player. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for 349 weeks, including a 199-week streak from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012. He is the fifth Malaysian player after Foo Kok Keong, 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 who has held the number one ranking for more than a year. On 2 May 2023, Lee was inducted to BWF Badminton Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Chong Wei is the 3rd most popular badminton player, the 45th most popular biography from Malaysia and the most popular Malaysian Badminton Player.

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Lee Chong Wei ranks 3 out of 117. Before him are Rudy Hartono, and Lin Dan. After him are Susi Susanti, Taufik Hidayat, Park Joo-bong, Peter Gade, Alan Budikusuma, Carolina Marín, Viktor Axelsen, Bang Soo-hyun, and Prakash Padukone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Lee Chong Wei ranks 110. Before him are Tory Lane, Dan Stevens, Devon Aoki, Róbert Vittek, Pilou Asbæk, and Timo Glock. After him are Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Cory Monteith, Kim Källström, Brad Renfro, Anna Chapman, and José Bosingwa.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Lee Chong Wei ranks 45 out of 90. Before him are Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907), Devan Nair (1923), Ismail Petra of Kelantan (1949), Claudia Wells (1966), Siti Nurhaliza (1979), and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 66 kg (null). After him are Francisco Mendes (1939), Sebastian Francis (1951), Anthony Soter Fernandez (1930), Simon Russell Beale (1961), Joe Simpson (1960), and Soh Chin Ann (1950).

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In Malaysia

Among badminton players born in Malaysia, Lee Chong Wei ranks 1. After him are Rashid Sidek (1968), Lee Zii Jia (1998), Tan Wee Kiong (1989), Goh Liu Ying (1989), Goh V Shem (1989), Chan Peng Soon (1988), Aaron Chia (1997), Soh Wooi Yik (1998), Soniia Cheah Su Ya (1993), Chow Mei Kuan (1994), and Lee Meng Yean (1994).

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