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Rahman Sidek

{{Short description|Malaysian badminton player and coach}}

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{{Malay name|Rahman|Sidek}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Rahman Sidek

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| nickname = Aman

| birth_name = Abdul Rahman bin Mohd Sidek

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|09|20}}

| birth_place = Banting, Selangor, Malaysia

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

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| event = Men's doubles

| country = Malaysia

| years_active = 1983-1993

| handedness = Right

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| highest_ranking =4

| date_of_highest_ranking =1990

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{{MedalCountry|{{MAS}}}}

{{MedalSport|Men's badminton}}

{{MedalCompetition|Thomas Cup}}

{{MedalGold|1992 Kuala Lumpur|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1990 Tokyo|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1992 Kuala Lumpur|Men's doubles}}

{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|1989 Kuala Lumpur|Men's team}}

{{MedalSilver|1987 Jakarta|Men's team}}

{{MedalBronze|1987 Jakarta|Men's doubles}}

{{MedalBronze|1989 Kuala Lumpur|Men's doubles}}

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Abdul Rahman Mohd Sidek {{post-nominals|post-noms=AMN}} (born 20 September 1965) is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach.{{Cite web|title=Badminton: Start them young {{!}} The Star Online|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2019/10/10/start-them-young|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2020-05-03}}{{Cite web|title=Biodata Abd. Rahman Sidek|url=http://nusa-mahsuri.com/b_rahman.htm|website=nusa-mahsuri.com|access-date=2020-05-03}}{{Cite web |title=NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/beritaharian19920524-1.1.14?ST=1&AT=search&k=misbun%20sidek%20keluarga&QT=misbun,sidek,keluarga&oref=article |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |language=en-SG}}

Personal life

He is the 4th child of the 5 legendary Sidek brothers who represented Malaysia in the sport of badminton internationally. Rahman and his siblings gained exposure about badminton sport from their father, Haji Mohd Sidek. Under the guidance of his father, Rahman and the rest of his siblings were trained to be champions. Furthermore, Rahman is one of the alumnus of Victoria Institution (batch 1979–1984) amongst the batch of Malaysia's prominent sportsmen who also attended that school just like him.{{Cite web|url=http://www.viweb.freehosting.net/badminton.htm|title=Our Badminton Greats|website=www.viweb.freehosting.net|access-date=19 June 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027002728/http://www.viweb.freehosting.net/badminton.htm|archivedate=27 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}

Career

He is an international doubles player during the late 1980s to early 1990s. He managed to win a number of international title such as the Canadian Open and German Open with partner Ong Ewe Chye.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/bhplus/2017/03/261605/aman-pemain-berdisiplin-serba-boleh|title=Aman pemain berdisiplin serba boleh}} Rahman Sidek was a member in the winning team at the Thomas Cup 1992.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com.my/newspapers?id=qbgTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SpADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4389,2586328&hl=en|title=New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com.my|access-date=25 June 2016}} He retired because his partner quit the sport.

Coaching

After he retired, he was appointed as Malaysian national doubles coach. Then, he and his brothers established a badminton club to find new talented players, called Nusa Mahsuri.{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/sukan/342929|title=Lebih 50 pemain berguru dengan anak-anak Sidek|date=2016-05-25|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-07-11|language=ms-MY}} He has been coaching in Nusa Mahsuri, the first professional badminton club in Malaysia from 1996 until now.

Achievements

= Asian Championships =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

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! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1992

| align="left" | Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| align="left" |{{Flagicon|MAS}} Ong Ewe Chye

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Razif Sidek
{{flagicon|MAS}} Jalani Sidek

| align="left" | 4–15, 9–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze

= Southeast Asian Games =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1987

| align="left" | Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|MAS}} Ong Ewe Chye

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Eddy Hartono
{{flagicon|INA}} Liem Swie King

| align="left" | 15–18, 4–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

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| align="center" | 1989

| align="left" | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|MAS}} Soo Beng Kiang

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Eddy Hartono
{{flagicon|INA}} Rudy Gunawan

| align="left" | 4–15, 4–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= IBF World Grand Prix =

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center"|1988

Swiss Open|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Ong Ewe Chye{{flagicon|MAS}} Ong Beng Teong
{{flagicon|MAS}} Cheah Soon Kit		9–15, 6–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center"|1990

German Open|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Ong Ewe Chye{{flagicon|DEN}} Mark Christiansen
{{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Kjeldsen		17–14, 15–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center"|1990

Canadian Open|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Ong Ewe Chye{{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Bitten
{{flagicon|CAN}} J. Bryan Blanshard		15–11, 15–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Honour

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See also

References

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{{Footer Thomas Cup Champions Badminton Team Men}}

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Category:1966 births

Category:Living people

Category:Badminton players from Selangor

Category:Malaysian Muslims

Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent

Category:Malaysian male badminton players

Category:SEA Games medalists in badminton

Category:SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia

Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia

Category:Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm

Category:Competitors at the 1987 SEA Games

Category:Competitors at the 1989 SEA Games