| Howard Bach | |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | February 22, 1979 |
| Place of birth | Vietnam |
| Men's doubles | |
| Country |  United States |
| Handedness | Right |
| BWF Profile | |
Howard Bach is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A Vietnamese American (người Mỹ gốc Việt is a resident of the United States who is of Vietnamese heritage Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He was the 2005 world champion in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan. The 2005 IBF World Championships (14th tournament was held in Anaheim, southern California, United States, from August 15 to Tony Gunawan (吴俊明(born April 9, 1975) is an Indonesian professional doubles Badminton player
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Early life
He was born in Vietnam on 22 February 1979 , Howard Bach came to the U. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 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. The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city It was here that over the next 11 years, Howard Bach would be coached by his father in badminton.
At age 16, he moved to Colorado Springs to train at the U. The City of Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, S. Olympic Site.
2004 Olympics
Bach competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kevin Qi Han. Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from August 14 through Kevin Qi Han (born 25 November 1972) is a male Badminton player from the United States, who won the bronze medal in the inaugural men's 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. Dorian James (born 19 June 1981) is a male Badminton player from South Africa. Stewart Carson (born 12 June 1976) is a male Badminton player from South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Jens Eriksen (born December 30, 1969) is a male Badminton player from Denmark. Martin Lundgaard Hansen (born October 11, 1972) is a male Badminton player from Denmark. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
2005 World Badminton Championships
Howard Bach partnered 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. Tony Gunawan (吴俊明(born April 9, 1975) is an Indonesian professional doubles Badminton player Candra Wijaya (born in Cirebon, West Java, 16 September 1975) is a male Badminton player from Sigit Budiarto (born 24 November 1975) is a male Badminton player from Indonesia. 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. Honda Center, previously known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and colloquially called the The Pond, is an indoor arena in Anaheim California
External links
- Howard Bach's U.S. Olympic Team bio . . . with notes, quotes, photos
- Orange County Badminton Club Team Member's Profile: Howard Bach
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