Howard Bach
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Howard Bach is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. He is the current world champion in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan.
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[edit] 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.
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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
The Championships were held at the Arrowhead Pond arena in Anaheim, California.
[edit] External links
- Howard Bach's U.S. Olympic Team bio ... with notes, quotes, photos
- Orange County Badminton Club Team Member's Profile: Howard Bach
