Khan Malaythong
Khan Bob Malaythong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Vientiane, Laos | 10 April 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Orange, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Khan "Bob" Malaythong (born 10 April 1981 in Vientiane, Laos) is an American badminton player. He qualified for the U.S. badminton team as a doubles competitor at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
Malaythong moved to the United States at age 8. Malaythong teamed with Howard Bach in men's doubles. Malaythong graduated from William Jefferson Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Santa Ana College.
Malaythong portrayed a Chinese badminton player in a Vitamin Water commercial starring David Ortiz and Brian Urlacher.[2]
Bob Malaythong won the U.S. National Badminton Championships six times in the men's doubles event in 2003 with Tony Gunawan and in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 with partner Howard Bach. He also won one mixed doubles National title with Mesinee Mangkalakiri in 2005. Malaythong now currently coaches at the Synergy Badminton Academy in Menlo Park, CA, along with fellow Olympian and long-time friend, Raju Rai.[3]
Achievements
[edit]Pan American Games
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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20–22, 13–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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20–22, 21–19, 18–21 | ![]() |
Pan Am Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada |
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13–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2005 | Bridgetown, Barbados | ![]() |
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11–15, 15–8, 15–6 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada |
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11–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2001 | Lima, Peru | ![]() |
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2–7, 7–2, 3–7 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix
[edit]The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–19 | ![]() |
2007 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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18–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2003 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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6–15, 15–4, 15–5 | ![]() |
2002 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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11–15, 15–7, 15–7 | ![]() |
2002 | Puerto Rico Open | ![]() |
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15–6, 15–3 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Southern Pan Am Classic | ![]() |
11–15, 15–5, 8–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Canadian International | ![]() |
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15–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Irish International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–17 | ![]() |
2007 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–11 | ![]() |
2007 | Miami Pan Am International | ![]() |
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18–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2006 | Canadian International | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–19, 12–21 | ![]() |
2005 | SCBA International | ![]() |
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0–1 Retired | ![]() |
2004 | Carebaco International | ![]() |
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15–5, 15–7 | ![]() |
2004 | New Zealand International | ![]() |
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3–15, 15–10, 12–15 | ![]() |
2002 | Southern Pan Am Classic | ![]() |
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15–4, 15–4 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | U.S. International | ![]() |
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15–13, 15–12 | ![]() |
2001 | Southern Pan Am Classic | ![]() |
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7–8, 7–5, 6–8 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Asian Americans Going for the Gold in…". AsianWeek. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Athletes: Bob Malaythong Bio". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Khan "Bob" Malaythong". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
External links
[edit]- Khan Malaythong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Malaythong's Blog
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Vientiane
- Laotian emigrants to the United States
- American male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for the United States
- Badminton players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in badminton
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in badminton
- Santa Ana College alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen