Khan "Bob" Malaythong (born 10 April 1981 in

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, Laos) is an

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player. He qualified for the U.S. badminton team as a doubles competitor at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Malaythong moved to the United States at age 8. Malaythong teamed with

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in men's doubles. Malaythong graduated from William Jefferson Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado and

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. Malaythong portrayed a Chinese badminton player in a

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commercial starring David Ortiz and

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. Bob Malaythong won the U.S. National Badminton Championships six times in the men's doubles event in 2003 with

Tony Gunawan Tony Gunawan (; born 9 April 1975) is an Indonesian-born American former badminton player. He gained several international achievements for Indonesia and later for the United States, including Olympic gold medal and world champion title. Career ...

and in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 with partner

. He also won one mixed doubles National title with

Mesinee Mangkalakiri Mesinee "May" Mangkalakiri ( th, เมษิณี มังคละคีรี; ; born April 21, 1983, in Los Alamitos, California) is an American badminton player of Thai descent. She won a bronze medal, along with her partner Raju Rai, in ...

in 2005. Malaythong now currently coaches at the Synergy Badminton Academy in Menlo Park, CA, along with fellow Olympian and long-time friend,

Raju Rai Rajiv Kumar "Raju" Rai (born February 3, 1983, in Lawrenceville, Georgia) is an American badminton player of Indian descent. He won a bronze medal, along with his partner Mesinee Mangkalakiri, in the mixed doubles at the 2003 Pan American Games ...

Achievements

Pan American Games

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

Pan Am Championships

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

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's doubles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series tournament

References

External links

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Malaythong's Blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malaythong, Khan Living people 1981 births People from Vientiane Laotian emigrants to the United States American male badminton players Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of the United States Badminton players at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games