Taufik Hidayat

Men's Singles INA Legend Retired

2004 Olympic + 2005 World Champion. Considered to have the most beautiful backhand in badminton history.

Profile

Country: Indonesia
Born: 1981-08-10 (44 yrs)
Height: 176 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Handed: Right
Best BWF rank: #1 MS 2000-08-24
BWF: Profile
Wikipedia: Taufik Hidayat

Elegant attacking · deception · backhand artistry

Honours · golds

1× Olympic gold

1× World title

2× Thomas Cup

3× Asian Games

3× Asian title

Career record

413 W 138 L

75.0% win rate · 551 matches

Career highlights

1999 Indonesia Open MS champion (first title)
2002 Asian Games MS gold, Busan
2004 Olympic Games MS gold, Athens — defeated Shon Seung-mo 15–8, 15–7
2005 BWF World Championships MS gold, Anaheim — defeated Lin Dan 15–3, 15–7
2006 Asian Games MS gold, Doha
2007 Badminton Asia Championships MS gold
6× Indonesia Open MS champion (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)

Gear

Racquet Yonex Arcsaber Z-Slash

String Yonex

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