Foo Kok Keong

Foo Kok Keong
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1963-01-08) 8 January 1963 Gombak, Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Years active	1982–1994
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	1 (1991)
Medal record Representing Malaysia Men's badminton World Cup 1988 Bangkok Men's singles World Grand Prix Finals 1989 Singapore Men's singles Asian Championships 1994 Shanghai Men's singles 1991 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles 1988 Bandar Lampung Men's singles Thomas Cup 1992 Kuala Lumpur Team 1990 Tokyo Team Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland Men's singles
BWF profile

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Foo.

Foo Kok Keong
Chinese	傅國強
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fuguóqiáng

Foo Kok Keong (born 8 January 1963 in Gombak, Selangor) is a former badminton star from Malaysia who rated among the world's best singles players from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. Not a stylish looking player, he was noted for his quickness, stamina, and never-say-die tenacity. Kok Keong played for the Malaysian Thomas Cup (men's international) team which finished second to China in 1990, and for the team which defeated Indonesia for the world championship in 1992. His victories in individual competition included the Singapore Open and French Open singles titles in 1990, and the Asian Championships singles title in 1994. He was a runner-up in the Malaysia Open (1990, 1991), the British Commonwealth Games (1990), the World Grand Prix Final (1989), and the All-England Championships (1991).

In 1991, Foo Kok Keong became the first Malaysian to reach the number 1 world ranking since the ranking system is implemented by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) in the 80's.

Achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
Asian Games
2	Team	1994	Hiroshima,Japan
3	Team	1990	Beijing, China
Commonwealth Games
2	Singles	1990	Auckland, New Zealand
Thomas Cup
1	Team	1992	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2	Team	1994	Jakarta, Indonesia
2	Team	1990	Tokyo, Japan
2	Team	1988	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3	Team	1986	Jakarta, Indonesia
World Tournaments
1	Singles	1990	Singapore Open
1	Singles	1990	French Open
1	Singles	1994	Asian Badminton Championships
2	Singles	1988	Asian Badminton Championships
2	Singles	1989	World Cup
2	Singles	1989	World Grand Prix Finals
2	Singles	1989	Japan Open
2	Singles	1989	Hong Kong Open
2	Singles	1990	Malaysia Open
2	Singles	1991	All England Open
2	Singles	1991	Asian Badminton Championships
2	Singles	1991	Malaysia Open

External links

• Profile at sports-reference.com