Cheah Liek Hou

Cheah Liek Hou (born 8 March 1988) is a Malaysian para-badminton player. He is an 11-time winner (both Class SU5 singles and doubles events) of the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. He won the gold medal in the men's singles SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics, making him the first Malaysian athlete to win a medal in para-badminton. He is also the first-ever Paralympic champion in para-badminton.

Early life
Cheah was born with Erb's palsy, which causes his right hand to have less strength and stability. He took up badminton when he was nine. He later competed against able-bodied badminton players and joined the able-bodied squad when he was 12 years old. He completed his pre-university education in Bukit Jalil Sports School. He competed in both able-bodied and para-badminton tournaments before exclusively competing in the latter upon obtaining his degree.

Personal life
Cheah is married to Dewi Febriana Tan. He has a degree in corporate communications awarded by Universiti Putra Malaysia.

His story on winning Gold medal in Paralympic 2020 will be memorized in 2024 Malaysian film directed by Adrian Teh, Gold starring Jack Tan as himself, Farid Kamil as Rashid Sidek and Josiah Hogan as Nova Armada.

Paralympic Games
Men's singles SU5

World Championships
Men's singles

Men's doubles

Asian Para Games
Men's singles

Men's doubles

Asian Championships
Men's singles

Men's doubles

ASEAN Para Games
Men's singles

Men's doubles Mixed doubles

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (11 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.

Men's singles

Men's doubles

International tournaments (35 titles, 6 runners-up)
Men's singles Men's doubles