Abdul Hamid Khan (badminton)

Hamid Khan
Personal information
Birth nameAbdul Hamid Khan
CountrySingapore
Born (1965-12-13) 13 December 1965 (age 59)
Singapore
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles and doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Singapore Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Manila Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Singapore Men's team

Abdul Hamid Khan (born 13 December 1965) is a Singaporean former badminton player. He is a one-time Olympian[2] and a seven-time national champion.

Career

Hamid entered the national squad in 1985. Then, he was just 19 and had won his first national champion men's singles title. He went on to win another six more until 1995.[3] He also represented Singapore to compete in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]

Hamid retired at the age of 30. He turned to coaching and also served as the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA)’s director of coaching for two years starting in 2000.[3] He is currently the Deputy President of SBA.[4]

Personal life

Hamid married his long-time girlfriend Murni in April 1993.[5] They have two sons, Irsyad and Imran, and a daughter, Nur Insyirah. Nur Insyirah, like her father, is also a national badminton player and she represented Singapore in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games held in Kuala Lumpur.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Pen Pictures of Singapore Badminton Team". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Abdul Hamid Khan". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Abdul Hamid Khan". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Our Patron & Management Committee". Singapore Badminton Association. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Separated By Love". The New Paper. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. ^ "SEA Games families: Under pressure, but Insyirah ready to smash her own way to success". TODAY. Retrieved 12 February 2022.