Foo Kok Keong

Foo Kok Keong
Personal information
Country  Malaysia
Born (1963-01-08) 8 January 1963
Gombak, Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Years active 1982–1994
Handedness Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking 1 (1991)
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Men's badminton
World Cup
1989 GuangzhouMen's singles
Asian Championships
1994 ShanghaiMen's singles
1988 Bandar
Lampung		Men's singles
1991 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
1992 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
Thomas Cup
1992 Kuala LumpurTeam
1994 JakartaTeam
1990 TokyoTeam
1988 Kuala LumpurTeam
1986 JakartaTeam
Asian Games
1990 BeijingMen's team
Commonwealth Games
1990 AucklandMen's singles
Southeast Asian Games
1989 Kuala LumpurMen's team
1991 ManilaMen's team
1989 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
1991 ManilaMen's singles
BWF profile
Foo Kok Keong
Chinese 傅國強

Foo Kok Keong (born 8 January 1963 in Gombak, Selangor) is a former badminton star from Malaysia who rated among the world's best singles players from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. Not a stylish looking player, he was noted for his quickness, stamina, and never-say-die tenacity. Kok Keong played for the Malaysian Thomas Cup (men's international) team which finished second to China in 1990, and for the team which defeated Indonesia for the world championship in 1992. His victories in individual competition included the Singapore Open and French Open singles titles in 1990, and the Asian Championships singles title in 1994. He was a runner-up in the Malaysia Open (1990, 1991), the British Commonwealth Games (1990),[1] the World Grand Prix Final (1989),[2] and the All-England Championships (1991).[3]

In 1991, Foo Kok Keong became the first Malaysian to reach the number 1 world ranking since the ranking system is implemented by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) in the 80's.

Achievements

Titles (2)

Year Tournament Opponent in final Score
1990 French Open Malaysia Rashid Sidek 15-11, 18-13
1990 Singapore Open China Zhao Jianhua 15-8, 10-15, 15-9

Runners-up (5)

Year Tournament Opponent in final Score
1989 Japan Open China Yang Yang 2-15, 10-15
1989 Hong Kong Open China Wu Wenkai 11-15, 11-15
1990 Australia Open Indonesia Ardy Wiranata 9-15, 12-15
1990 Malaysia Open Malaysia Rashid Sidek 17-18, 6-15
1991 Malaysia Open Malaysia Rashid Sidek 4-15, 5-15

References

  1. ↑ Commonwealth Games Medallists - Court and Table Sports
  2. ↑ History of World Cup champs [Archive] - Badminton Central Discussion Forums
  3. ↑ All England Archived 6 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Foo Kok Keong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-09-23.
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