Rahman Sidek (born 14 September 1966) is a former

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

player from Malaysia and coach.

Personal life

He is the 4th child of the 5 legendary

Sidek brothers The Sidek badminton family is a Malaysian family with a significant history within professional badminton. The patriarch of the family was an avid badminton fan, Sidek Abdullah Kamar (1936–2005), who himself was a former player turned senior coa ...

who represented Malaysia in the sport of badminton internationally. Rahman and his siblings gained exposure about badminton sport from their father, Haji Mohd Sidek. Under the guidance of his father, Rahman and the rest of his siblings were trained to be champions. Furthermore, Rahman is one of the alumnus of

Victoria Institution The Victoria Institution is the oldest secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is a memorial school, so-called because it was partly funded by public subscription intended for the erection of a permanent memorial to commemorate the Golden ...

(batch 1978–1984) amongst the batch of Malaysia's prominent sportsmen who also attended that school just like him.

Career

He is an international doubles player during the late 1980s to early 1990s. He managed to win a number of international title such as the Canadian Open and German Open with partner

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. Rahman Sidek was a member in the winning team at the Thomas Cup 1992. He retired because his partner quit the sport.

Coaching

After he retired, he was appointed as Malaysian national doubles coach. Then, he and his brothers established a badminton club to find new talented players, called Nusa Mahsuri. He has been coaching in Nusa Mahsuri, the first professional badminton club in Malaysia from 1996 until now.

Achievements

Asian Championships

''Men's doubles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's doubles''

Honour

* : ** Member of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(A.M.N.) (1992)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sidek, Rahman 1966 births Living people People from Selangor Malaysian Muslims Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian male badminton players Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Competitors at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games