# Lee Chong Wei

> Lee Chong Wei is a Malaysian former professional badminton player. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for a record of 349 weeks, including a 199-week streak from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012. He is the fifth Malaysian player after Foo Kok Keong, Rashid Sidek, Roslin Hashim and Wong Choong Hann to achieve such a ranking, and is the only Malaysian shuttler who has held the number one ranking for more than a year.
On 2 May 2023, Lee was inducted to BWF Badminton Hall of Fame. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest badminton players of all time.

*Malaysian badminton player*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/lee-chong-wei

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** Malaysia
- **Born:** 1982
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Lee Chong Wei is a Malaysian former professional badminton player. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for a record of 349 weeks, including a 199-week streak from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012. He is the fifth Malaysian player after Foo Kok Keong, Rashid Sidek, Roslin Hashim and Wong Choong Hann to achieve such a ranking, and is the only Malaysian shuttler who has held the number one ranking for more than a year.
On 2 May 2023, Lee was inducted to BWF Badminton Hall of Fame. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest badminton players of all time.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 59.2
- **Country rank:** #11

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/LeeChongWei (@LeeChongWei)
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/leechongweiofficial/ (@leechongweiofficial)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/leechongweiofficial (@leechongweiofficial)

## Timeline
- **2023** - Badminton Hall of Fame
- **2012** - Olympic silver medal
- **2008** - Olympian of the Year
- **2004** - Anugerah Sukan Negara for Sportsman of the Year
- **1982** - Born

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