Howard Bach
Howard Bach (born February 22, 1979 in Ho Chi Minh City ) is an American badminton player who was born in Vietnam .
Career
Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan won the only gold so far for the USA at the Badminton World Championships at the 2005 World Badminton Championships. He also won titles at the Boston Open , Copenhagen Masters , the Netherlands and Slovenia.
At the Olympics, his best result was fifth. In 2011 he won the Pan American Games in men's doubles.
Awards
- USOC Athlete of the Year (USA; teamed up with Tony Gunawan ): 2005
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Slovenia: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Mark Manha / Howard Bach |
| 1998 | Mexico International | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Mark Manha |
| 2001 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Kevin Han |
| 2002 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Kevin Han |
| 2003 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Howard Bach |
| 2004 | Netherlands: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Tony Gunawan / Howard Bach |
| 2004 | US Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Tony Gunawan |
| 2004 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Kevin Han |
| 2005 | US Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Tony Gunawan |
| 2005 | Copenhagen Masters | Men's doubles | 1 | Tony Gunawan / Howard Bach |
| 2005 | World Championship | Men's doubles | 1 | Tony Gunawan / Howard Bach |
| 2005 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Khankham Malaythong |
| 2006 | Canada: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Howard Bach / Eva Lee |
| 2006 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong |
| 2006 | USA: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Howard Bach / Eva Lee |
| 2006 | Boston Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Bob Malaythong |
| 2007 | USA: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Howard Bach / Eva Lee |
| 2007 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Howard Bach |
| 2007 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong |
| 2008 | US Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Khan Bob Malaythong |
| 2008 | Boston Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Bob Malaythong |
| 2009 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Howard Bach |
| 2009 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong |
| 2009 | USA: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Howard Bach / Eva Lee |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Tony Gunawan |
Web links
Commons : Howard Bach - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Howard Bach in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- teamusa.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bach, Howard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ho Chi Minh City |