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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lee Chong Wei (multiple silver medals) | 1 |
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malaysian badminton player
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Olympic badminton player ⓘ badminton player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| AllEnglandOpenTitle |
2010 men's singles champion
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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
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Tey Seu Bock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CommonwealthGamesGold |
men's singles 2006 Commonwealth Games
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men's singles 2010 Commonwealth Games ⓘ men's singles 2014 Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| CommonwealthGamesParticipation |
2006 Commonwealth Games
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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
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Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) NERFINISHED ⓘ Datukship from Malaysian government ⓘ title 'Datuk Wira' from Malacca ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deceptive net play
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long reign as world No. 1 in men's singles ⓘ speed and agility on court ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Malay ⓘ Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 2012-11-09 ⓘ |
| nativeName | 李宗伟 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRival |
Chen Long
NERFINISHED
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Lin Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ Taufik Hidayat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesParticipation |
2004 Summer Olympics
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2008 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 2012 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 2016 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal |
silver medal at 2008 Beijing Olympics men's singles
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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
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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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Lee Chong Wei (multiple silver medals)