Rashid Sidek
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| Rashid Sidek | ||
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 Mural of Sidek Brothers in Muzium Negara |
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| Personal information | ||
| Nickname(s) | Adul | |
| Birth name | Abdul Rashid Mohamed Sidek | |
| Date of birth | July 8, 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Banting, Selangor | |
| Men's singles | ||
| Country |  Malaysia |
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| BWF Profile | ||
Abdul Rashid Mohamed Sidek (Nickname: Adul) (born July 8, 1968 in Kanchong Darat, Banting, Selangor) was a Malaysian national badminton player. He is the youngest of the five Sidek Brothers. He and his siblings were all actively involved in the national badminton scene. His brothers Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek won the bronze medal in the men's doubles in 1992. He became the youngest player to win the National Junior Badminton Championship in 1980 at the age of 12.
He won the bronze medal in badminton for men's singles when the 1996 Summer Olympics held at Atlanta after beating the World Champion from Indonesia, Heryanto Arbi. He became the world number one player for the first time in 1997. He currently serves as coach to the back-up players in the Malaysian national badminton team.
[edit] Achievements
| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Singles | |
only the single player who has beaten all the top rank player in the world include the best player.
- Commonwealth Games Winner 1990
- Malaysia Open Winner 1990
- Asian Badminton Championships Winner 1991
- Asia Cup Winner 1991
- Malaysia Open Winner 1991
- World Grand Prix Finals Winner 1992
- Asian Badminton Championships Winner 1992
- Malaysia Open Winner 1992
- Thomas Cup Winner 1992
- Commonwealth Games Winner 1994
- Malaysia Open Runner Up 1994
- Brunei Open Winner 1995
- Asia Cup Winner 1996
- Germany Open Winner 1996
- All England Championship Runner Up 1996
- Taiwan Open Runner Up 1996
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