DATO'LEE CHONG WEI

Malaysian Badminton Hero

About Lee Chong Wei
A Malaysian professional badminton player.
born on October 21, 1982 in Bagan Serai,Perak.
ranked World Number 1 for 199 successive weeks from
August 2008 to June 2012.
the third Malaysian player after Rashid Sidek and Roslin
Hashim to achieve such a ranking.
the only Malaysian badminton player to hold the number
one position for more than a year.
Achievement
triple silver medalist at the Olympic Games.
the sixth Malaysian to win an Olympic medal.
He won his first silver medal in 2008.
A first Malaysian had reached the finals in the men's
singles event.
Describe as a national hero by the Malaysia prime
minister, Najib Tun Razak.
The most successful Malaysian Olympian in history.
Never-give-up attitude

Lee is 35, but he does not give up, not even when he
suffers injuries.
he believes he can extend his run at the top.
In fact, not many athletes can still remain in their prime at
the age of 35 to retain strength, stamina and performance
at that age is ridiculously hard .
Chen Long is 7 years younger than Lee Chong Wei at 29
years of age, yet lost to him in terms of power, speed and
talent.
He Flew Up The Ranks In Only 5 Months
Lee Chong Weis world ranking in badminton dropped
from 1st place to the 180th after the alleged doping
scandal.
However, after things were cleared up, he flew back up
the rankings into the no.6 spot with 64,983 tournament
points in just a brief interlude of 5 months.
No badminton player in history has ever made such a big
leap ever, especially in that short period of time.
 Awards
Awards Years Total
Penang Sportsman Award 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 7
2011, 2012
BWF Player of the Year Award 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016 5

TYT Prime Award Trophy 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 5

National Sportsman Award 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012 4

Olympian of the Year Award 2008, 2012, 2016 3

Sportswriters Association of 2008 1

Malaysia (SAM) Award

Most Popular Icon on Television 2013 1

Award by RTM