Razif Sidek
Datuk Razif Sidek (born 29 May 1962) is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach. Personal life. He is the second eldest of the famous five Sidek brothers. Razif and his siblings gained exposure about badminton sport from their father, Haji Mohd Sidek. Under the guidance of his father, Razif and the rest of his siblings were destined to be Malaysia's champions. In addition, Razif Sidek is one of the alumni of Victoria Institution (batch 1974–1980). He is married to a former model, Khalidah Khalid and the couple is blessed with five children. In addition, his  youngest son, Mohd Fazriq is also active in badminton just like his father. He became a grandfather in December 2018, after one of his children became a first-time parent. Career. His regular partner is his younger brother, Jalani. Razif won a gold medal for Malaysia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games doubles with Ong Beng Teong. They made the nation sit up and take notice when they won the All England Championships in 1982 after beating the Scottish pair, Billy Gilliland and Dan Travers. The Sidek brothers won almost every title on offer during their playing career, including the World  Grand Prix, World Cup, SEA Games, Commonwealth Games and Asian Championships. They introduced the infamous “S” Service, which caused a deceptively erratic shuttle movement, which confounded their opponents and officials alike. The service caused much uproar and was eventually banned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF). He was also a member of the Malaysian squad that won the Thomas Cup for the first time in 25 years, in a 3–2 victory over Indonesia at the National Stadium in 1992. He created history by becoming the first Malaysian athlete to win an Olympic Games medal in Barcelona 1992. They won a  bronze medal for Malaysia after reaching the semi-finals in the men's doubles category where they lost to the Korean pair, Park Joo-bong and Kim Moon-Soo. During his career with Jalani, they become one of the best four doubles pair in the world (Park Joo-bong/Kim Moon-soo, Rudy Gunawan/Eddy Hartono and Tian Bingyi/Li Yongbo) from the 1980s until the early 1990s. Coaching. After he retired, he served as Malaysian national head coach from 1994 until 1996. Razif guided Cheah Soon Kit-Yap Kim Hock to Malaysia's first-ever Olympic silver medal at  the 1996 Atlanta Games. Achievements. Olympic Games. "Men's doubles" World Championships. "Men's doubles" World Cup. "Men's doubles" Asian Games. "Men's doubles" Asian Championships. "Men's doubles" Southeast Asian Games. "Men's doubles" Commonwealth Games. "Men's singles" "Men's doubles" IBF World Grand Prix. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since from 1983 to 2006. "Men's doubles" IBF International. "Men's doubles"