Rahman Sidek

Rahman Sidek
Personal information
Nickname(s) Aman
Birth name Abdul Rahman bin Mohd Sidek
Country Malaysia
Born (1965-09-20) 20 September 1965
Banting, Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Years active 1983-1993
Handedness Right
Event Men's doubles
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Men's badminton
Thomas Cup
1992 Kuala LumpurTeam
1990 TokyoTeam
Asian Games
1990 BeijingMen's team
Southeast Asian Games
1991 ManilaMen's team
1989 Kuala LumpurMen's team
1987 JakartaMen's doubles
1989 Kuala LumpurMen's doubles
Asian Championships
1992 Kuala LumpurMen's doubles
BWF profile

Rahman Sidek (born 20 September 1965 in Banting, Selangor) is a former professional badminton player from Malaysia and coach.[1]

Personal life

He's the 4th of the 5 legendary Sidek brothers who played badminton on the international scene. 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. Rahman is the alumnus of Victoria Institution (batch 1978-1982).[2]

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 (Ong Ewe Hock's brother)[3]. Rahman Sidek was a member in the winning team at the Thomas Cup 1992.[4] 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[5]. He has been coaching in Nusa Mahsuri, the first professional badminton club in Malaysia from 1996 until now.

Achievements

Finals: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up1988Swiss OpenOng Ewe ChyeMalaysia Ong Beng Teong
Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit		9-15, 6-15
Winner1990Canadian OpenOng Ewe ChyeCanada Mike Bitten
Canada J Bryan Blanshard		15-11, 15-10
Winner1990German OpenOng Ewe ChyeDenmark Mark Christiansen
Denmark Michael Kjeldsen		17-14, 15-12

Honour

Honour of Malaysia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Biodata Abd. Rahman Sidek". nusa-mahsuri.com. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Our Badminton Greats". www.viweb.freehosting.net. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Aman pemain berdisiplin serba boleh".
  4. ↑ "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.my. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Lebih 50 pemain berguru dengan anak-anak Sidek". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  6. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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