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Abdul Rashid bin Mohd Sidek (born 6 July 1968) is a Malaysian 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 and

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Personal life

He is the youngest of the famous five

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. Rashid and his siblings gained exposure to badminton from their father, Mohd Sidek, a former player turned coach. Under the guidance of their father, Rashid and the rest of his siblings were trained to be champions from an early age. Additionally, Rashid was also an alumnus of

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from the 1980–1986 batch.

Career

After completing his Sijil Penilaian Menengah (SPM) exam, he was injected into the Project 1988/90 squad with the aim of regaining the

Thomas Cup The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships h ...

. In the 1990 Thomas Cup, Rashid played well but Malaysia lost the finals to China 1–4. He won the Malaysian Open title for three consecutive years in 1990, 1991, and 1992. As a result, he became known by many as “jaguh kampung” (literally, "local hero"). In the

final in 1992, he beat

Ardy Wiranata Ardy Bernardus Wiranata (born 10 February 1970) is an Indonesian former badminton player who rated among the top singles players in the world (several of whom were fellow Indonesians) during most of the 1990s. Career Quick, supple, and powerfu ...

to give Malaysia the first point in a dramatic 3-2 win over rivals Indonesia - the first championship won by Malaysia in 25 years, and the last to this day. Over the next three years, Rashid's performance declined, but he bounced back in 1996, when he won the Asia Cup and German Open, then reached the finals of the All England before losing to Paul-Erik Hoyer Larsen from Denmark. His ranking rose to among the top three in the world. He won the bronze medal at the

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, beating the top seed,

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of Indonesia en route to the semi-finals, where he was beaten by

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. However, he beat Indonesia's 1995 world champion, Heryanto Arbi, 5-15, 15-11, 15-6 in the third place playoff. In 1997, Rashid reached the top of the world ranking. He later began to make way for new generation players like

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, Yong Hock Kin and

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. He retired in 2000, when aged only 32, to make way for younger and new generation players.

Coaching

Upon his retirement, Rashid was appointed as national coach by the

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from 2003 until 2015. He became instrumental for the success of the new generation badminton players such as Daren Liew and

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. Apart from that, he was a coach for Nusa Mahsuri, the first professional badminton club in Malaysia from 1996 to 2002. Currently, he acts as the advisor for the club which he had set up with his brother, Jalani. He also became national para-badminton coach, serving as

Cheah Liek Hou Cheah Liek Hou (; born 8 March 1988) is a Malaysian para-badminton player. He is an 11-time winner (both Class SU5 singles and doubles events) of the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. He won the gold medal in the men's singles SU5 eve ...

's coach who won the first ever gold medal in para-badminton at 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Men's singles''

World Cup

''Men's singles''

Asian Games

''Men's singles''

Asian Championships

''Men's singles''

Asian Cup

''Men's singles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's singles''

Commonwealth Games

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

IBF World Grand Prix

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

IBF International

''Men's singles''

Filmography

Film

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : **

MY Panglima Setia Diraja - Order of the Royal Household - PSD

Herald of the

Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia The Most Distinguished Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Amat Dihormati Setia Diraja) is a Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirte ...

(B.S.D.) (1988) ** Medalist 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 o ...

(P.P.N.) (1990) ** Kesatria Mangku Negara

Officer of the

(K.M.N.) (1992) * : ** MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Knight Commander - PMW

Knight Commander of the

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(PMW) – Datuk (2021)

References

{{Authority control 1968 births Living people People from Selangor Malaysian Muslims Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian male badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Malaysia Olympic bronze medalists for Malaysia Olympic medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Competitors at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton World No. 1 badminton players Badminton coaches Medallists of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Heralds of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm

Personal life

Career

Coaching

Achievements

Olympic Games

World Cup

Asian Games

Asian Championships

Asian Cup

Southeast Asian Games

Commonwealth Games

IBF World Grand Prix

IBF International

Filmography

Film

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

See also

References