Rexy Mainaky
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Rexy Mainaky | ||
|---|---|---|
| Personal information | ||
| Nickname(s) | Eky | |
| Birth name | Rexy Ronald Mainaky | |
| Date of birth | March 9, 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Ternate | |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |
| Men's doubles | ||
| Country |  Indonesia |
|
| Handedness | Right | |
Rexy Ronald Mainaky (born March 9, 1968 in Ternate) is a men's doubles badminton player from Indonesia who is simply known as Rexy.
Contents |
[edit] Career
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Badminton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Doubles | |
He is a former world champion and Olympic champion in the men's doubles with his partner, Ricky Subagdja. Together with Ricky, they won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. In 1995, they were crowned world champions after winning the finals against Denmark's J.H.Christensen/Thomas Lund in the Badminton World Championships in Lausanne.
They are among the fastest playing men's doubles pair the world has known, notorious for their killer jumping smashes.
[edit] Life after badminton
At present, he is the men's doubles coach of Malaysia. Prior to this, he was coaching for England.
[edit] Sources
- PBSI: Rexy Mainaky profile (Indonesian)
- Smash - Rexy Mainaky
[edit] External links
This biographical article relating to Indonesian badminton is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
 This article about an Asian Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories: 1968 births | Living people | Indonesian badminton players | Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Olympic badminton players of Indonesia | Olympic gold medalists for Indonesia | Indonesian badminton biography stubs | Asian Olympic medalist stubs
