Country Malaysia Height 1.83 m Role Olympic athlete | Name Lee Wah Handedness Right Weight 85 kg | |
Born 24 November 1975 (age 48)
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia ( 1975-11-24 ) | ||
Wong choong hann lee chong wei vs lee wan wah chew choon eng friendly match
Lee Wan Wah (born 24 November 1975 in Ipoh, Perak) is a male badminton player from Malaysia. His regular doubles' partner is Choong Tan Fook.
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- Wong choong hann lee chong wei vs lee wan wah chew choon eng friendly match
- 2000 Sdyney Olympic Badminton Men Double Bronze Match
- References
Lee competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Choong Tan Fook. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas of Thailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Lee and Choong lost to Lee Dong-soo & Yoo Yong-sung of Korea 11-15, 15-11, 15-9.
In 2008, Lee participated in Jakarta for the Malaysian Thomas Cup team, being Choong's partner. In the semi-final, Lee did not play because Choong was sick. Consequently, Malaysia was beaten by the defending champion China.
At the Beijing Olympic Games, Lee and Choong, seeded four, surprisingly lost to South Korean Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man, who captured the bronze medal.
In November 2009, Lee and Choong Tan Fook reached Hong Kong Open Super Series semi-final but they lost to Denmark's Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen.
Post playing career
In October 2008, Lee left Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and established a company, Pioneer Sdn Bhd, with fellow badminton players Wong Choong Hann, Chan Chong Ming, and Chew Choon Eng, to coach young badminton players in Kota Damansara and Bandar Mahkota Cheras. They hoped that the company will turn into academies for local and international players.
In 2015, Lee Wan Wah started coaching professionals Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. Koo and Tan went to look for Lee to be their coach since they Koo and Tan left the national set up. They are having a successful partnership under Lee and Koo and Tan are doing well in tournaments.
Lee is also reportedly being courted by the Badminton Association of Malaysia's High performance director Morten Frost to become a national coach in Malaysia.