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| bwf_id = BF774378-F73E-4BDE-8038-2BCEF6CAD0D5 }} Wong Choong Hann (; born 17 February 1977 in Kuala Lumpur) is a former professional badminton player from Malaysia. He is the first and only Malaysian besides Lee Chong Wei to win a medal in the men's singles event at the BWF World Championships. He currently resides in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. ==Career== Wong Choong Hann's career began with the 1996 Malaysia Open. The first tournament he won was the 1997 Dutch Open. He represented Malaysia in 2002, where Malaysia emerged runners-up to Indonesia in the Thomas Cup championships. In 2003, Wong Choong Hann reached the World Championships finals. In a thrilling three-game match between the veterans (both he and his opponent were above 24 years old then), he eventually lost out to the champion from China, Xia Xuanze. Wong Choong Hann played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Przemysław Wacha of Poland in the first round. In the round of 16, Choong Hann was defeated by Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia. The low point of his career occurred during the 2006 Thomas Cup where he injured himself by snapping an Achilles tendon while playing in a quarter final match against South Korea, he was required to rest for almost 6 months. He made a comeback to the sport in the Asian Games later in 2006 but was clearly far from his best form. In the 2008 summer Olympics he defeated reigning Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat but once again failed to advance past the round of 16, losing to Hsieh Yu-Hsing of Taiwan. He has set up a company "Pioneer Sdn Bhd" with former shuttlers Lee Wan Wah, Chan Chong Ming, and Chew Choon Eng to conduct badminton programs and hopefully produce world-class shuttlers for Malaysia. Wong Choong Hann competed in the 2009 Malaysia Open, but was defeated by Indonesia's second-seeded Sony Dwi Kuncoro. In May 2010, Wong Choong Hann was called back to play for the Malaysian Thomas Cup squad. In 2011 he played his last world championship, where he lost to Boonsak Ponsana in the second round. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wong Choong Hann」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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