Saw Swee Leong
| Saw Swee Leong 苏瑞龙 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Born | 16 July 1955 Penang, Federation of Malaya |
| Handedness | Right |
Medal record | |
Saw Swee Leong (born 16 July 1955 in Penang) is a former Malaysian professional badminton player.
Career
[edit]Saw Swee Leong supported the Malaysian National Team in the 1976 Thomas Cup. The team made it to the finals before losing to Indonesia by a nine to zero final tally.
Six years later, the team ended up in fifth place in the 1982 Thomas Cup. Losing 5:4 against England in the quarterfinals.
Between the two men's team championships Saw Swee Leong participated in the men's singles at the World Cup in 1980, was defeated there but equal in his opening match against Syed Modi from India.
Sporting achievements
[edit]| Season | Event | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Thomas Cup | Men's Team | 2 |
| 1980 | World Cup | Men's Single | 33 |
| 1982 | Thomas Cup | Men's Team | 5 |
References
[edit]- Malaysian report for Thomas Cup
- Sites for Thomas Cup of tangkis.tripod.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 December 2007)
- Mike's Badminton Populorum
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- Malaysian male badminton players
- Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Penang
- Badminton players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia
- 20th-century Malaysian people
- Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Malaysian badminton biography stubs