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• Birthdate: 2/22/1979

Event:                          Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles

Doubles Partners:        Khan "Bob" Malaythong and Eva Lee

Height:                         5' 7"

Weight:                        165 lbs.

Birthdate:                     February 22, 1979

Birthplace:                   Saigon, Vietnam

Hometown:                   San Francisco, Calif.

Current Residence:       Orange, Calif.

Coach:                         Rudy Gunawan/Zi Min Cai

Racket:                         Yonex - Ti-8

Dominant Hand:           Right

Olympic Games:          2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China            Men's Doubles (Bob Malaythong)

                                    2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece           Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Round of 16

World Championship:  2005 World Championships, Anaheim, Calif., USA           Men's Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Gold Medal

Pan American Games: 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil                 Mixed Doubles (Eva Lee), Gold Medal

                                             Men's Doubles (Bob Malaythong), Silver Medal

                                    2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

                                    Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Gold Medal

                                    1999 Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

                                    Men's Doubles (Mark Manha), Silver Medal

                                    Men's Singles, Did not medal

Howard Bach will have two opportunities to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China...He competes in men's doubles with Khan "Bob" Malaythong and in mixed doubles with Eva Lee...Bach and Tony Gunawan made history on August 22, 2005 when they won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim, Calif.; becoming the first USA Badminton athletes ever to medal at a World Championship or Olympic competition...For their historic accomplishment, Bach and Gunawan were named by the United States Olympic Committee as its 2005 USOC Overall Team of the Year...Bach and Han received the United States Olympic Committee's Men's Doubles Badminton Team of the Year award in 2000 and 2001...Won the gold medal in the Men's Doubles competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...Won the silver medal in the Men's Doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, also competed in Men's Singles...Now lives and trains at the Orange County Badminton Club in Orange, Calif...Graduated from Cal State Fullerton in May 2007 with a Bachelor's degree in Finance...Works as a Sales Associate for the Home Depot through the Olympic Job Opportunities Program...Along with English, speaks some Cantonese and Mandarin...Is a USA Badminton Development Foundation Coach, which is part of the USA Badminton Junior Development Program...Was named a recipient of a Pontiac Grand Am automobile in the General Motors ‘Team Behind The Team' Program prior to the 2000 Olympic Games...Attributes much of his success to his family and their unending support...Is the son of Sencam and Amy Bach...Has four sisters, Belvia, Nancy, Myltanh "May" and Carrie...Is engaged to be married to Penelope Salac following the 2008 Olympic Games...Graduated from Galileo High School in San Francisco, Calif. in 1997...Enjoys fishing, bowling, basketball, skiing, river rafting, playing the guitar, playing video games, driving really fast remote control cars and flying kites in his spare time...Is interested in learning to play the piano and learning Chinese...Began playing badminton at the age of 7 at a local YMCA where his Dad played.

Competition Record:

2007 Results:

Irish International Championships, Mixed Doubles (Eva Lee), Gold

Irish International Championships, Men's Doubles (Bob Malaythong), Gold

U.S. Open, Mixed Doubles (Eva Lee), Silver

U.S. Open, Men's Doubles (Bob Malaythong), Silver

Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Mixed Doubles (Eva Lee), Gold

Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Men's Doubles (Bob Malaythong), Silver

Pan American Badminton Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Mixed Doubles (Eva Lee), Gold Medal

Pan American Badminton Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Men's Doubles (Bob Malaytong), Silver Medal

Pan American Badminton Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Team Event, Silver Medal

U.S. Adult National Championships, Men Doubles (Bob Malaythong), Champion

U.S. Adult National Championships, Mixed Doubles (Eva Lee), Champion

U.S. Adult National Championships, Men Singles, Champion

2006 Results:

U.S. Open, Mixed Doubles (Eva Lee), Bronze Medal

U.S. Adult National Championships, Men Doubles (Bob Malaythong), Champion

Boston Open, Men's Doubles ((Bob Malaythong), Champion

2005 Results:

USOC Team of the Year Overall Winner (with Tony Gunawan)

World Badminton Championships in Anaheim, Calif., USA, Men's Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Gold Medal

2004 Results:

Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Round of 16

2003 Results:

U.S. Open, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Quarter-finalist

Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Gold Medal

U.S. Adult National Championships, Men Doubles (Kevin Han), Finalist

U.S. Adult National Championships, Men Singles, Champion

Siam Cement Thailand Open, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han)

Swiss Open, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han)

Yonex Japan Open, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han)

Korea Open, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han)

2002 Results:

IBF #12 Men's Doubles (World Ranking at the end of the season - highest ever for U.S. player)

Realkredit Denmark Open, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Round of 16

OCBC/YONEX U.S. Open, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Finalist

Chinese Taipei Open (5* $180,000), Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Quarter-finalist

Malaysia Open, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Round of 16

U.S. Adult National Championships, Men Doubles (Kevin Han), Champion

Yonex-Sunrise Singapore Open, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han)

2001 Results:

Brazil International, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Champion

Pan American Championships, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Champion

Pan Am Southern Classic, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Champion

U.S. Open, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Quarter-finalist

World Championships, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han)

United States Olympic Committee's Men's Doubles (Kevin Han) Badminton Team of the Year

2000 Results:

Waitakere International in New Zealand, Semi-finalist

Australia Capital International, Round of 16

Chile International, Semi-finalist

United States Olympic Committee's Men's Doubles (Howard Bach) Badminton Team of the Year

1999 Results:

Guatemala International, Men's Doubles (Mark Manha), Champion

Jamaica International, Men's Doubles (Mark Manha), Champion

Brazil International, Men's Doubles (Mark Manha), Quarter-finalist

Argentina International, Men's Doubles (Mark Manha), Quarter-finalist

U.S. Open, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Quarter-finalist

Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Men's Double (Mark Manha), Silver Medal

Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Men's Singles, Did not medal

U.S. Adult National Championships, Men's Doubles (Mark Manha), Finalist

Peru International, Men's Doubles (Mark Manha), Champion

1998 Results:

Guatemala International, Men's Doubles (Mark Manha), Champion

Mexico International, Men's Doubles (Mark Manha), Champion

Slovenia International, Men's Doubles (Mark Manha), Champion

U.S. Open, Men's Singles, Quarter-finalist

U.S. Open, Men's Doubles (Mark Manha), Quarter-finalist

U.S. Adult National Championships, Men's Doubles (Mark Manha), Finalist

U.S. Adult National Championships, Men's Singles, Finalist

Southern Pan Am International, Men's Singles, Finalist

Southern Pan Am International, Men's Doubles (Kevin Han), Champion

Mid-Atlantic Classic, Men's Singles, Champion

Mid-Atlantic Classic, Mixed Doubles (Cindy Shi), Champion

Philadelphia Classic, Men's Singles, Champion

Philadelphia Classic, Mixed Doubles, Champion

Miami Classic, Men's Singles, Finalist

Mid-Atlantic Classic, Men's Doubles, Champion

U.S. Team Member Thomas Cup

1997 Results:

U.S. Adult National Championships, Men's Doubles, Semi-finalist

U.S. Adult National Championships, Men's Singles, Semi-finalist

Dave Freeman Classic, Men's Doubles, Finalist

Dave Freeman Classic, Men's Singles, Semi-finalist

Portland Classic, Men's Doubles, Finalist

Portland Classic, Men's Singles, Finalist

San Antonio Classic, Men's Doubles, Champion

San Antonio Classic, Men's Singles, Champion

U.S. Team Member World Championships

U.S. Team Member Devlin Cup

Hollyburn Junior Open, U-19 Boy's Singles, Champion

1996 Results:

U.S. Junior Pan American Badminton Championship Team Member

Junior World Championships, Men's Singles, Round of 32

U.S. Team Member Devlin Cup

Pan American Junior Badminton Championships, U-19 Boy's Singles, Champion

Pan American Junior Badminton Championships, U-19 Boy's Doubles, Finalist

Manhattan Beach Junior Open, U-19 Boy's Singles, Champion

U.S. Junior National Championships, U-21 Boy's Doubles (Stanley Wo), Champion

U.S. Junior National Championships, U-18 Boy's Singles, Semi-finalist

1995 Results:

U.S. Olympic Festival, Men's Doubles (Stanley Wo), Finalist

U.S. Junior National Championships, U-21 Boy's Doubles (Stanley Wo), Champion

U.S. Junior National Championships, U-18 Boy's Singles, Champion

Manhattan Beach Classic, Men's Singles, Quarter-finalist

Manhattan Beach Classic, Men's Doubles (Marcelino Gorospe), Quarter-finalist

Southern Classic, Men's Singles, Quarter-finalist

Southern Classic, Men's Doubles (Stanley Wo), Semi-finalist

St. Louis Classic, Men's Singles, Quarter-finalist

St. Louis Classic, Men's Doubles (Stanley Wo), Quarter-finalist

Dave Freeman Classic, Men's Doubles (Stanley Wo), Quarter-finalist