Lee Chong Wei

About Lee Chong Wei

Badminton player who competed in his first Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, winning a silver medal.

Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a former Malaysian badminton player. As a single player, Lee was ranked first in the world for 349 weeks, including a 199 week streak from August 21, 2008 to June 14, 2012. He was the fifth Malaysian player. After Rashid Sidek, Roslin Hashim and Wong Choong Hann have achieved such rankings. , and was the only Malaysian rider to hold first place for over a year. Lee is the winner of three Olympic silver medals and is the sixth Malaysian to win an Olympic medal. He won his first silver medal in 2008, the first time a Malaysian reached the men's singles final. This feat earned him the title of Datuk and led Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to portray him as a national hero. He repeated the record twice in 2012 and 2016, making him the most successful Malaysian Olympic athlete in history.

Birth name	Lee Chong Wei
Born	October 21, 1982, Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaysia
Career title(s)	69
Career record	713 wins, 135 losses
Retired	13 June 2019
Handedness	Right
Highest ranking	1(29 June 2006)
Residence	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Years active	2000–2019

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Trivia

He took home a gold medal in men's singles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Lee Chong Wei before fame

He began playing badminton at age 11, and was drafted to the national team at age 17.

Achievement of Lee Chong Wei

From August 21, 2008, through June 14, 2012, he was the world's number one singles player.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Lee Chong Wei family life

On November 9, 2012, he married colleague Wong Mew Choo, and the couple welcomed a son, Kingston, on April 12, 2013.

Associations of Lee Chong Wei

He joined the likes of Roslin Hashim as the third Malaysian player to reach the top spot.

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