Height 1.68 m Handedness Right Weight 75 kg | Name Howard Bach Parents Cam Sen Bach Role Player | |
Education California State University, Fullerton Similar People | ||
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Howard Bach (born 22 February 1979) is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. He was the 2005 world champion in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan.
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- Toru and long vs tony gunawan and howard bach in li ning badminton seattle open quincy and herman
- Badminton champion secrets howard bach interview
- Early life
- 2004 Olympics
- 2005 World Badminton Championships
- 2008 Olympics
- 2012 Olympics
- References
Badminton champion secrets howard bach interview
Early life
He was born in Vietnam, Howard Bach came to the U.S. at the age of two, when his father, Cam Sen Bach, emigrated to San Francisco with his family in 1982.
From 1991–1993, he attended Marina Middle School in San Francisco.
When he was five years old, Howard Bach was brought by his father to the Golden Gate YMCA in San Francisco's Tenderloin District. It was here that over the next 11 years, Howard Bach would be coached by his father in badminton. Bach was a 16-year-old student at Galileo High School when he decided to dedicate himself to the sport of badminton.
During his early years, he was also coached and mentored by USA coach of the year, Dick Ng.
At age 16, he moved to Colorado Springs to train at the U.S. Olympic Site.
2004 Olympics
Bach competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kevin Han. They defeated Dorian James and Stewart Carson of South Africa in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark.
2005 World Badminton Championships
From a modest 13th seeded position Howard Bach partnered with Tony Gunawan to win the final of the men's doubles 15-11, 10-15, 15-11, against the Indonesian pair, Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto. Thus winning the United States's first ever gold at the World Championships.
The Championships were held at the Arrowhead Pond arena in Anaheim, California.
2008 Olympics
He partnered with Bob Malaythong in Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, advancing to the quarterfinals – the furthest any American has ever reached. They were defeated by the Chinese pair, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng.
2012 Olympics
Bach and Tony Gunawan competed in the 2012 London Olympics. They were eliminated during the pool play.