Rashid Sidek
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| Nickname(s) | Adul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Abdul Rashid bin Mohd Sidek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 July 1968 Banting, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1986–2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Abdul Rashid Mohd Sidek (born 8 July 1968) is a Malaysian former badminton player and coach.[1]
Personal life
[edit]He is the youngest of the famous five Sidek brothers. 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 Victoria Institution from the 1981–1986 batch.[2]
Career
[edit]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. 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 Thomas Cup final in 1992, he beat Ardy Wiranata 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.[3]
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 1996 Atlanta Olympics, beating the top seed, Joko Suprianto of Indonesia en route to the semi-finals, where he was beaten by Dong Jiong. 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.[4] He later began to make way for new generation players like Wong Choong Hann, Yong Hock Kin and Roslin Hashim.
He retired in 2000, when aged only 32, to make way for younger and new generation players.
Coaching
[edit]Upon his retirement, Rashid was appointed as national coach by the Badminton Association of Malaysia from 2003 until 2015.[5] He became instrumental for the success of the new generation badminton players such as Daren Liew and Chong Wei Feng. Apart from that, he was a coach for Nusa Mahsuri, the first professional badminton club in Malaysia from 1996 to 2002.[6] 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's coach who won the first ever gold medal in para-badminton at 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[7]
Achievements
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States |  Hariyanto Arbi
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5–15, 15–11, 15–6 |  Bronze
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World Cup
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1993 | Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India | Joko Suprianto
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9–15, 3–15 |  Bronze
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Asian Games
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1990 | Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China |  Zhao Jianhua
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2–15, 5–15 | Bronze
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Asian Championships
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1991 | Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Foo Kok Keong
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4–15, 15–11, 15–2 |  Gold
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| 1992 | Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Foo Kok Keong
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15–9, 15–3 | Gold
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Asian Cup
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1991 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Bambang Suprianto
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15–10, 15–11 | Gold
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| 1996 | Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea | Luo Yigang
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18–14, 15–5 | Gold
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Southeast Asian Games
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1989 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Eddy Kurniawan
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10–15, 7–15 | Bronze
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| 1991 | Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines | Joko Suprianto
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10–15, 9–15 | Bronze
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| 1995 | Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand | Ardy Wiranata
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11–15, 10–15 | Bronze
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Commonwealth Games
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1990 | Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | Foo Kok Keong
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15–8, 15–10 | Gold
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| 1994 | McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Ong Ewe Hock
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15–6, 15–4 | Gold
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1990 | Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | Cheah Soon Kit
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Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek
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8–15, 8–15 |  Silver
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IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1990 | French Open | Foo Kok Keong
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11–15, 13–18 |  Runner-up
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| 1990 | Malaysia Open | Foo Kok Keong
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18–17, 15–6 |  Winner
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| 1990 | World Grand Prix Finals | Eddy Kurniawan
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13–18, 15–9, 2–15 | Runner-up
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| 1991 | Malaysia Open | Foo Kok Keong
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15–4, 15–5 | Winner
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| 1992 | Malaysia Open |  Thomas Stuer Lauridsen
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15–5, 15–7 | Winner
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| 1992 | World Grand Prix Finals | Alan Budikusuma
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15–9, 5–15, 15–7 | Winner
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| 1994 | Malaysia Open | Joko Suprianto
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3–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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| 1995 | Brunei Open | Jeffer Rosobin
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15–9, 15–3 | Winner
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| 1996 | Chinese Taipei Open | Dong Jiong
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11–15, 4–15 | Runner-up
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| 1996 | All England Open | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
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7–15, 6–15 | Runner-up
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| 1996 | German Open | Ong Ewe Hock
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15–11, 15–2 | Winner
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| 1999 | Chinese Taipei Open |  Fung Permadi
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17–16, 6–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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| 2000 | Korea Open | Peter Gade
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11–15, 3–15 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1988 | Thailand Open | Razif Sidek
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Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi
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3–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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Fictionalized portrayals
[edit]Rashid was portrayed by Farid Kamil, a biopic film by Adrian Teh entitle Gold is a journey story Paralympic badminton athlete Lien Hou and Rashid as coach train him for Olympic Tokyo 2020.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Cinta 200 Ela | Yazid | |
| 2021 | Olympic Dream | Himself | Special appearance |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | TV channel |
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| 2022 | Master in the House Malaysia | Himself/Master | TV3 |
Honours
[edit]Honours of Malaysia
[edit]- Malaysia :
Herald of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (BSD) (1989)
Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (1991)
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1993)
Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)[8][9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Our Badminton Greats". www.viweb.freehosting.net. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.my. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Biodata Rashid Sidek". nusa-mahsuri.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Badminton: Rashid sever ties with BAM | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Lebih 50 pemain berguru dengan anak-anak Sidek". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 25 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "From bronze-winning Olympian to gold-standard coach". NST. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Rashid, Soon Kit dapat gelaran Datuk". Berita Harian (in Malay). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople 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 for 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 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1989 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1991 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games medalists in badminton
- World No. 1 badminton players
- Malaysian 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
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games