Howard Bach is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States.
Background
He was born in Vietnam, Howard Bach came to the United States. at the age of two, when his father, Cam Senator Bach, emigrated to San Francisco with his family in 1982. When he was five years old, Howard Bach was brought by his father to the Golden Gate Young Men’s Christian Association in San Francisco"s Tenderloin District.
Education
From 1991–1993, he attended Marina Middle School in San Francisco.
Career
lieutenant was here that over the next 11 years, Howard Bach would be coached by his father in badminton. Bach was a 16-year-old student at Galileo High School when he decided to dedicate himself to the sport of badminton. During his early years, he was also coached and mentored by United States of America coach of the year, Dick Ng.
At age 16, he moved to Colorado Springs to train at the United States. Olympic Site.
They defeated Dorian James and Stewart Carson of South Africa in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark. Thus winning the United States"s first ever gold at the World Championships.
The Championships were held at the Arrowhead Pond arena in Anaheim, California. He partnered with Bob Malaythong in Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, advancing to the quarterfinals – the furthest any American has ever reached.
They were defeated by the Chinese pair, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng.
Bach and Tony Gunawan competed in the 2012 London Olympics. They were eliminated during the pool play.