Taufik Hidayat
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| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth | August 10, 1981 |
| Place of birth | Bandung, West Java, Indonesia |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (140 lb; 10.1 st) |
| Men's singles | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Mulyo Handoyo |
| Highest Ranking | 1 (2000) |
| Current Ranking | 4 (23-July-2009) |
| BWF Profile | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Men's badminton | ||
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| Gold | 2004 Athens | Men's Singles |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2005 Anaheim | Men's Singles |
| Bronze | 2009 Hyderabad | Men's Singles |
| Asian Games | ||
| Gold | 2002 Busan | Men's Singles |
| Gold | 2006 Doha | Men's Singles |
Taufik Hidayat (born August 10, 1981, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia) is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former world champion and a former Olympic champion in men's singles. He has also won the Indonesian Open six times (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006).[1]
When he was young, he joined the SGS Club, a badminton club in Bandung. Trained by Iie Sumirat, Taufik learned his characteristic confusing and tricky net play there.
Hidayat played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Hidetaka Yamada of Japan and Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Hidayat defeated Peter Gade of Denmark 15-12, 15-12. Hidayat advanced to the semifinals, in which he beat Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand 15-9, 15-2. Playing in the gold medal match, he defeated Korean Shon Seung-mo 15-8, 15-7 to win a rare gold medal for Indonesia at the Olympics. In August 2005, he defeated world number one Lin Dan of China, 15-3, 15-7 in the men's singles final of the IBF World Championships. He has not defeated Lin Dan since[verification needed].
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[edit] Player Attributes
Hidayat's qualities are his backhand (he is arguably most famous for his backhand smash, which has been recorded at over 250 kmph), forehand jump smash, reverse slice drop shot smooth footwork and net play. Hidayat's forehand jump smash is currently one of the fastest smash recorded in single's competition, at 305 kph against Ng Wei, in the 2006 world championships. Criticisms are in slightly lower fitness levels (with reference to stamina), impatience with loud crowds and, perhaps, his propensity to return a net shot with a net shot.
On top of his profile, he also has an impressive record. He was the number 1 seed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, at the age of 19. He also won his first Indonesia Open title when he was just 18. He had got to the All England final when he was 17.
Taufik was defeated three times by Lin Dan in 2006, at the Thomas Cup semi-final tie, Japan Open final and the Hong Kong Open where Taufik forfeited the match after what he thought was a bad line call at 4-1 to Lin in the first game.[2] Taufik defeated Lin Dan in the final of the 2006 Asian Games individual event on December 9 after losing twice to him in three days in the team event preliminaries and semi-finals. Taufik has an 8-4 losing record at present against Lin Dan, his ultimate rival.[3]
[edit] Personal life
Hidayat has a wife, Ami Gumelar. She is the daughter of Agum Gumelar, who was KONI's former President, former PSSI's President and former minister of the Indonesian government. They married on 4 February 2006 and have a daughter, born in August 2007. The name of Hidayat's parents are Abu Harmee (his father) and Enak (his mother). Generally people call him Taufik. In 2009, he started competing in world badminton tournaments independently of the Indonesian national badminton team. This supposedly gives him the freedom to enter only the tournaments he wishes. He is also believed to be a casual smoker of tobacco, although discussion of this by badminton commentators and interviewers is not focal.
[edit] Raquets Used
- Yonex Armortec 700
- Yonex Armortec 900 Technique
- Yonex Arcsaber 10
- Yonex Carbonex 10
- Yonex Carbonex 15
- Yonex Carbonex 21
- Yonex Nanospeed 9900
- Yonex Arcsaber Z-Slash
[edit] Participation at Indonesian Team
- 5 times at Sudirman Cup (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
- 5 times at Thomas Cup (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
- 3 times at Summer Olympics at individual event (2000, 2004, 2008)
[edit] Achievements
- 6 times won men's singles Badminton Indonesia Open (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006)
- 2 times won badminton men's singles Asian Games (2002 and 2006)
- 1 time won men's singles Badminton World Championships (2005)
- 1 time won men's singles Badminton Summer Olympics (2004)
- 2 times won Thomas Cup with Indonesian Badminton National Team (2000 and 2002)
- 3 times won men's singles Badminton Asia Championships (2000, 2004 and 2007)
- 3 times won men's singles Singapore Open (2001, 2004, 2005)
- 2 times won men's singles China Open (2005, 2006)
- 1 time won men's singles Malaysia Open (2000)
- 1 time won men's singles Macau Open Badminton Championships (2008)
- 1 time won men's singles India Open (2009)
- 1 time won men's singles US Open (2009)
- Won the Brunei Open at the age of 16
- Won gold medal at individual event (men's single) after defeating Singapore men's single Kendrick Lee Yen Hui with straight-set 21-15, 21-9 and won gold medal for men's team event at SEA Games (2007)
- 2 times Runner-up men's single Badminton All England (1999, 2000)
- 2 times Runner-up men's single Badminton French Super Series (2008, 2009)
- 1 time Runner-up men's singles Badminton Indonesia Open (2009)
- 3 times Runner-up men's singles Badminton Japan Open (2006, 2007, 2009)
[edit] External links
- Taufik Hidayat, The Official Taufik Hidayat Website
- Taufik Hidayat, #48 on Time’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch"
[edit] References
- ^ Defeat by Lin Dan fuels Taufik’s aim to be world’s No.1 player, BWFSuperSeries.com, 19 January 2007
- ^ Taufik boycotts semifinal against Lin over judging dispute, China View, 2006-09-01
- ^ The Jakarta Post[dead link]
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