Taufik Hidayat

Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian badminton player who won men’s singles gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2005 world championship.

Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics: The badminton competition held at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Hidayat won the men’s singles gold medal at these Games.
Badminton: A racket sport in which players hit a shuttlecock over a net. It is the sport in which Hidayat built his international career.
Lin Dan: A Chinese badminton player who won two Olympic men’s singles gold medals and five world titles. Lin Dan became a defining rival in the men’s singles era surrounding Hidayat’s peak.
Chen Hong: A Chinese badminton player who won the men’s singles world championship in 2001 and 2003. Chen’s two world titles show a rival route to dominance before Hidayat’s 2005 win.
2005 BWF World Championships: The 2005 edition of the Badminton World Federation’s world championship tournament. Hidayat captured the men’s singles title, completing a landmark run of major victories.
Badminton at the Summer Olympics: The badminton events contested at the Summer Olympic Games. Olympic badminton gave his 2004 singles victory its defining stage.
Lee Chong Wei: A Malaysian badminton player who won three Olympic men’s singles silver medals. His sustained success made him a prominent contemporary of Hidayat on the international circuit.
Chen Jin: A Chinese badminton player who won the men’s singles world championship in 2010. Chen’s later world title contrasts with Hidayat’s earlier championship peak.
Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics: The badminton competition held at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Hidayat reached the men’s singles quarterfinals while defending his Olympic title.
Badminton World Federation: The international governing body that regulates badminton and organizes major tournaments. The federation sanctions the world championships Hidayat won in 2005.

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