Dato’ Lee Chong Wei

Lee Chong Wei is a Malaysian professional badminton player whose commendable

performances in the game for many years have earned him the title ‘Dato’ and the status of a
national hero. Lee Chong Wei was born on 21 October 1982 in Bagan Serai, Perak.
Influenced by his father, he began to learn badminton at the age of eleven. Every day after
school, he would train under a local coach. He was later discovered by Malaysian former
leading badminton player, Misbun Sidek and drafted into the national squad at 17.

Throughout his career, he has won several gold medals, including the 2006
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. He won
a silver medal in both the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, making him the sixth Malaysian to
win an Olympic medal and the first Malaysian to reach the finals in the men's singles event.
As a singles player, he was ranked World Number 1 for 199 successive weeks from August
2008 to June 2012.

After Rashid Sidek and Roslin Hashim, he is the third Malaysian player to achieve
this feat and is the only Malaysian badminton player to hold the number one position for
more than a year. He won the prestigious Yonex All England Open titles in 2010 and 2011 in
a row while in 2014 he won his tenth Malaysia Open title. He received several awards
throughout his career honouring his achievements. His autobiography ‘Dare to be a
Champion’ was published on 18 January 2012 and is a bestseller in his country.

Chong Wei married his long time teammate and companion, Wong Mew Choo on 9
November, 2012. The couple has two children, Kingston (born in April 2013) and Terrance
(born in July 2015).