Lee Chong Wei

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Lee Chong Wei is a legendary Malaysian badminton player widely regarded as one of the sport’s greatest singles shuttlers, known for his long reign as world No. 1 and multiple Olympic and World Championship medals.

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Lee Chong Wei (multiple silver medals) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Malaysian badminton player
Olympic badminton player
badminton player
human
AllEnglandOpenTitle 2010 men's singles champion
2011 men's singles champion
2014 men's singles champion
autobiography Dare to be a Champion NERFINISHED
birthDate 1982-10-21
birthPlace Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaysia NERFINISHED
BWFHallOfFameInductionYear 2023
BWFId B4C642CF-5F5A-4C33-8C0E-9F1C3A1C5C7B
careerStart 2000
coach Misbun Sidek NERFINISHED
Tey Seu Bock NERFINISHED
CommonwealthGamesGold men's singles 2006 Commonwealth Games
men's singles 2010 Commonwealth Games
men's singles 2014 Commonwealth Games
CommonwealthGamesParticipation 2006 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED
2014 Commonwealth Games
consecutiveWeeksAtWorldNumberOne 199
countryOfCitizenship Malaysia NERFINISHED
diagnosedWith nasal cancer
diagnosisDate 2018
ethnicGroup Malaysian Chinese NERFINISHED
event men's singles
familyName Lee NERFINISHED
fullName Lee Chong Wei NERFINISHED
givenName Chong Wei NERFINISHED
hallOfFame BWF Hall of Fame inductee
handedness right-handed
heldWorldNumberOneFrom 2008
heldWorldNumberOneUntil 2017
honour Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) NERFINISHED
Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) NERFINISHED
Datukship from Malaysian government
title 'Datuk Wira' from Malacca
knownFor deceptive net play
long reign as world No. 1 in men's singles
speed and agility on court
language English
Malay
Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED
marriageDate 2012-11-09
nativeName 李宗伟 NERFINISHED
notableRival Chen Long NERFINISHED
Lin Dan NERFINISHED
Taufik Hidayat NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 2
OlympicGamesParticipation 2004 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
2012 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
2016 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
OlympicMedal silver medal at 2008 Beijing Olympics men's singles
silver medal at 2012 London Olympics men's singles
silver medal at 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics men's singles
playsForNationalTeam Malaysia NERFINISHED
reasonForRetirement health concerns related to nasal cancer
religion Buddhism
retirementDate 2019-06-13
sport badminton
spouse Wong Mew Choo NERFINISHED
subjectOfFilm Lee Chong Wei: Rise of the Legend NERFINISHED
SudirmanCupParticipation Malaysia national team member
ThomasCupParticipation Malaysia national team member
weeksAtWorldNumberOne 349
WorldChampionshipsMedal silver medal at 2011 BWF World Championships men's singles
silver medal at 2013 BWF World Championships men's singles
silver medal at 2015 BWF World Championships men's singles
worldNumberOneInBadminton true

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Olympic badminton men's singles notableChampion Lee Chong Wei
this entity surface form: Lee Chong Wei (multiple silver medals)
Misbun Sidek notableStudent Lee Chong Wei