Rahman Sidek

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Rahman Sidek
Personal information
Nickname(s)Aman
Birth nameAbdul Rahman bin Mohd Sidek
CountryMalaysia
Born (1965-09-20) 20 September 1965 (age 59)
Banting, Selangor, Malaysia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Years active1983-1993
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking4 (1990)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Men's badminton
Thomas Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Tokyo Team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1987 JakartaMen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1989 Kuala LumpurMen's doubles
BWF profile

Abdul Rahman Mohd Sidek AMN (born 20 September 1965) is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach. [1] [2] [3]

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Personal life

He is the 4th child of the 5 legendary Sidek brothers 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 (batch 1979–1984) amongst the batch of Malaysia's prominent sportsmen who also attended that school just like him. [4]

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 Ong Ewe Chye. [5] Rahman Sidek was a member in the winning team at the Thomas Cup 1992. [6] 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. [7] He has been coaching in Nusa Mahsuri, the first professional badminton club in Malaysia from 1996 until now.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Ewe Chye Flag of Malaysia.svg Razif Sidek
Flag of Malaysia.svg Jalani Sidek
4–15, 9–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1987 Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Ewe Chye Flag of Indonesia.svg Eddy Hartono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Liem Swie King
15–18, 4–15 Med 3.png Bronze
1989 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Soo Beng Kiang Flag of Indonesia.svg Eddy Hartono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan
4–15, 4–15 Med 3.png Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988 Swiss Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Ewe Chye Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Teong
Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheah Soon Kit
9–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1990 German Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Ewe Chye Flag of Denmark.svg Mark Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen
17–14, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990 Canadian Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Ewe Chye Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Bitten
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Blanshard
15–11, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Honour

See also

References

  1. "Badminton: Start them young | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. "Biodata Abd. Rahman Sidek". nusa-mahsuri.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. "Our Badminton Greats". www.viweb.freehosting.net. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  5. "Aman pemain berdisiplin serba boleh".
  6. "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.my. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  7. "Lebih 50 pemain berguru dengan anak-anak Sidek". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 25 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  8. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1992" (PDF).