Khan Malaythong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Khan Malaythong

badminton player

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1981

Place of Birth: Vientiane, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos

Profession: badminton player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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.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.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.