Khan "Bob" Malaythong (born 10 April 1981 in Vientiane, Laos) is an American badminton player. He qualified for the U.S. badminton team as a doubles competitor at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

Khan Bob Malaythong
Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong (USA)
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (1981-04-10) 10 April 1981 (age 43)
Vientiane, Laos
ResidenceOrange, California, United States
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
EventMen's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Bridgetown Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Calgary Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Calgary Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Bridgetown Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lima Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Calgary Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Malaythong moved to the United States at age 8. Malaythong teamed with Howard Bach in men's doubles. Malaythong graduated from William Jefferson Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Santa Ana College.

Malaythong portrayed a Chinese badminton player in a Vitamin Water commercial starring David Ortiz and Brian Urlacher.[2]

Bob Malaythong won the U.S. National Badminton Championships six times in the men's doubles event in 2003 with Tony Gunawan and in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 with partner Howard Bach. He also won one mixed doubles National title with Mesinee Mangkalakiri in 2005. Malaythong now currently coaches at the Synergy Badminton Academy in Menlo Park, CA, along with fellow Olympian and long-time friend, Raju Rai.[3]

Achievements

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Pan American Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  Howard Bach   Mike Beres
  William Milroy
20–22, 13–21   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  Mesinee Mangkalakiri   Mike Beres
  Valerie Loker
20–22, 21–19, 18–21   Bronze

Pan Am Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Calgary Winter Club,
Calgary, Canada
  Howard Bach   Mike Beres
  William Milroy
13–21, 19–21   Silver
2005 Bridgetown, Barbados   Raju Rai   Mike Beres
  William Milroy
11–15, 15–8, 15–6   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Calgary Winter Club,
Calgary, Canada
  Mesinee Mangkalakiri   Mike Beres
  Valerie Loker
11–21, 20–22   Bronze
2001 Lima, Peru   Elie Wu   Keith Chan
  Milaine Cloutier
2–7, 7–2, 3–7   Silver

BWF Grand Prix

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The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 U.S. Open   Howard Bach   Halim Haryanto
  Raju Rai
21–14, 21–19   Winner
2007 U.S. Open   Howard Bach   Tadashi Ohtsuka
  Keita Masuda
18–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2003 U.S. Open   Tony Gunawan   Lee Sung-yuan
  Lin Wei-hsiang
6–15, 15–4, 15–5   Winner
2002 U.S. Open   Tony Gunawan   Howard Bach
  Kevin Han
11–15, 15–7, 15–7   Winner
2002 Puerto Rico Open   Tony Gunawan   José Antonio Crespo
  Sergio Llopis
15–6, 15–3   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2002 Southern Pan Am Classic   Tjitte Weistra 11–15, 15–5, 8–15   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Canadian International   Howard Bach   Keishi Kawaguchi
  Naoki Kawamae
15–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2007 Irish International   Howard Bach   Michael Fuchs
  Roman Spitko
21–15, 21–17   Winner
2007 Norwegian International   Howard Bach   Mikkel Delbo Larsen
  Jacob Chemnitz
21–15, 21–11   Winner
2007 Miami Pan Am International   Howard Bach   Mike Beres
  William Milroy
18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2006 Canadian International   Howard Bach   Mike Beres
  William Milroy
16–21, 21–19, 12–21   Runner-up
2005 SCBA International   Raju Rai   Howard Bach
  Tony Gunawan
0–1 Retired   Runner-up
2004 Carebaco International   Raju Rai   Alexandre Tremblay
  Tom Lucas Picher
15–5, 15–7   Winner
2004 New Zealand International   Raju Rai   Shuichi Nakao
  Shuichi Sakamoto
3–15, 15–10, 12–15   Runner-up
2002 Southern Pan Am Classic   Tony Gunawan   Philippe Bourret
  Alexandre Tremblay
15–4, 15–4   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 U.S. International   Mesinee Mangkalakiri   Howard Bach
  Eva Lee
15–13, 15–12   Winner
2001 Southern Pan Am Classic   Mesinee Mangkalakiri   Bradley Graham
  Nigella Saunders
7–8, 7–5, 6–8   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Asian Americans Going for the Gold in…". AsianWeek. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Athletes: Bob Malaythong Bio". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Khan "Bob" Malaythong". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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