Khankham Malaythong
Khankham "Bob" Malaythong (born April 10, 1981 in Vientiane , Laos ) is an American badminton player of Laotian origin.
Career
In 2002, Bob Malaythong won the US Open and the Boston Open in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan . A year later he won the US championship in men's doubles. Until 2008 he was consistently successful at the three mentioned events. At the Pan American Championships in 2005 he won doubles with Raju Rai . In 2008 he took part in the Olympic Games.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Boston Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tony Gunawan / Khankham Malaythong |
| 2002 | US Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tony Gunawan / Khankham Malaythong |
| 2003 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Tony Gunawan / Khan Malaythong |
| 2003 | US Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tony Gunawan / Khankham Malaythong |
| 2004 | Boston Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Khan Malaythong / Raju Rai |
| 2005 | Pan American Championship | Men's doubles | 1 | Khan Malaythong / Raju Rai |
| 2005 | USA: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Khan Malaythong / Mesinee Mangkalakiri |
| 2005 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong |
| 2005 | US Open | Mixed | 1 | Khan Malaythong / Mesinee Mangkalakiri |
| 2006 | Boston Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Bob Malaythong |
| 2006 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong |
| 2007 | Pan American Championship | Men's doubles | 2 | Khan Malaythong / Howard Bach |
| 2007 | Pan American Championship | Mixed | 3 | Mesinee Mangkalakiri / Khan Malaythong |
| 2007 | Boston Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Halim Haryanto / Bob Malaythong |
| 2007 | USA: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong |
| 2008 | Boston Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Bob Malaythong |
| 2008 | US Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Howard Bach / Khan Bob Malaythong |
Web links
Commons : Khankham Malaythong - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Khankham Malaythong in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- usabadminton.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Malaythong, Khankham |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Malaythong, Khan; Malaythong, Bob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American badminton player of Lao origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vientiane |