Is Taufik Hidayat Chinese?
Taufik Hidayat (born 10 August 1981) is an Indonesian retired badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in the men’s singles.
How old is Taufik Hidayat?
40 years (August 10, 1981)
Taufik Hidayat/Age
Where is Taufik Hidayat now?
Despite retiring from badminton seven years ago, Taufik Hidayat remains a legend in Indonesia. The Bandung-born shuttler sent the nation into a frenzy when he clinched gold at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, ending its men’s singles title drought since Alan Budikusuma won the inaugural gold at Barcelona 1992.
Who has the best backhand in badminton?
Taufik is the ONLY badminton player capable of hitting such powerful backhand smashes. I think he holds the record of hitting the fastest backhand smash (260 km per hour). So far he is the only person to ever hit such a powerful backhand smashes during a competition.
Why is Taufik Hidayat a legend?
Taufik Hidayat – A True Badminton Legend. Taufik Hidayat has achieved a lot in his badminton career. He has won the most reputable gold titles in badminton, the Olympics Gold in 2004, and the Badminton World Cup.
Who is the best badminton player in the world?
Top 10 Badminton Players of all time
- Number 9 & 8: Peter Høeg Gade & Morten Frost Hansen.
- Number 7: Tony Gunawan.
- Number 6: Li Lingwei.
- Number 5: Rudy Hartono.
- Number 4: Taufik Hidayat.
- Number 3: Gao Ling.
- Number 2: Lee Chong Wei.
- Number 1: Lin Dan.
What is the fastest smash in badminton?
Tan Boon Heong recorded the world’s fastest badminton smash with a speed of 493 km/h in 2013. The former Malaysian men’s doubles player’s incision was recorded in the Guinness World Records.
Who has the best smash in badminton?
Chennai Smashers’ Mads Pieler Kolding set a world record for the fastest ever smash in a competition, recording 426 km/h against the Delhi Acers in the Premier Badminton League on Sunday. He broke the previous record of 408 km/h, set by Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei during the 2015 Hong Kong Open.