Malaysian Chinese badminton player Lee Chong Wei is the only Malaysian player to hold the world number one ranking for more than a year. He was ranked the world number 1 first on 21 August 2008 and continued to stay there for a record 199 consecutive weeks and became the third Malaysian player to achieve such a feat.
His major achievements are gold medal at 2006 Asian Championships, 2 silver medals in Olympic Games, three silver and a bronze in World Championships, four gold medals in Commonwealth Games, gold and a silver medal in Southeast Asian Games, and silver and three bronze medals in Thomas Cup. Lee received Penang Sportsman Award six times and was named BWF Player of the Year four times. He was also named Olympian of the Year twice consecutively in 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
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