- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lee (李).
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 21, 1982 |
| Place of birth | Georgetown, Penang |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st) |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Misbun Sidek |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest Ranking | 1 (29 June 2006 – 20 July 2006, 24 August 2006 – 21 September 2006, 21 August 2008 –) |
| Current Ranking | 1 (present) |
| BWF Profile | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Competitor for Malaysia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's badminton | ||
| Silver | 2008 Beijing | Men's Singles |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2005 Anaheim | Men's Singles |
| Sudirman Cup | ||
| Bronze | 2009 Guangzhou | Team |
| Thomas Cup | ||
| Bronze | 2006 Sendai/Tokyo | Team |
| Bronze | 2008 Jakarta | Team |
| Bronze | 2010 Kuala Lumpur | Team |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | 2006 Melbourne | Mixed Team |
| Gold | 2006 Melbourne | Men's Singles |
| Gold | 2010 Delhi | Mixed Team |
| Gold | 2010 Delhi | Men's Singles |
Datuk Lee Chong Wei (simplified Chinese: 李宗伟; traditional Chinese: 李宗偉; pinyin: Lǐ Zōngwěi, born in Georgetown, Penang; October 21, 1982]) is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games. This achievement also earned him the title Datuk, and a description by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak as national hero.
As a singles player, Lee was again ranked first worldwide on August 21, 2008. He is the third Malaysian men's singles shuttler after Rashid Sidek and Roslin Hashim to achieve such a ranking (since official rankings were first kept in the 1980s), and is the only Malaysian shuttler to hold the ranking for more than two weeks.
Lee is also the reigning All England champion.
Lee has won many international badminton titles in his career, including many Super Series titles. However, despite his status among the world's elite, Lee has only managed to capture bronze (in 2005) at the BWF World Championships.
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