Didin Taresoh (born 3 June 1975) is a

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para-badminton Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Fed ...

player. He has a career-high ranking of 6 in the para-badminton men's singles SH6 classification.

Career

He won a gold medal in the

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in the SH6 classification, which is his best achievement in his career to date. In the next two editions of the World Championships, he won two consecutive bronze medals, in both men's singles and mixed doubles respectively. He also won gold at the

2017 ASEAN Para Games The 2017 ASEAN Para Games ( ms, Sukan Para ASEAN 2017), officially known as the 9th ASEAN Para Games ( ms, Sukan Para ASEAN ke-9), was a Southeast Asian disabled multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 days after the 2017 Southeast A ...

, defeating compatriot Muhammad Naim Ahmad Halmi. He also participated in the

2018 Asian Para Games The 2018 Asian Para Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Difabel Asia 2018, ''Asian Para Games 2018''), officially known as the 3rd Asian Para Games and also known as Indonesia 2018, was a pan-Asian multi-sport event that held from 6 to 13 October 2018 ...

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and won a silver medal. These achievements earned him a spot in the

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. He debuted in the

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, the same edition where badminton as introduced into the games. However, his run for a Paralympic medal was later cut short after failing to get past the

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Achievements

World Championships

''Men's singles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Asian Para Games

''Men's singles''

Asian Championships

''Men's singles''

ASEAN Para Games

''Men's singles''

International Tournaments (1 title, 2 runners-up)

''Men's singles'' ''Singles''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taresoh, Didin 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Sabah Paralympic badminton players for Malaysia Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Malaysian male badminton players Malaysian para-badminton players