Taufik Hidayat vs. Lin Dan at London 2012 | Throwback Thursday

Let's take a look back at the Badminton Men's Singles Round of 16 from the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London! Indonesian player Taufik Hidayat, who claimed the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, faced Lin Dan from China. Watch the full replay and find out who made it to the next round!

What is your favorite Olympic moment of all time? Let us know in the comments below and it might be featured in the next #ThrowbackThursday!


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What is your favorite Olympic moment of all time? Let us know below and it might be featured in the next #ThrowbackThursday!

[KeithHiew]

If there is a more respectful match, I’m not sure I’ve seen it. Mutual respect between the legends themselves.

[andyxfits]

Lin Dan was always the cocky one. But in this match, Lin Dan showed show much respect for Taufik, often picking up the shuttle even when he won the point, and that high five in the middle of the game. Two legends, what a match!

[calypso]

Lin Dan''s jump smash is like an art... Soooo powerful, beautiful and rythmic...

[mohitbansal]

Taufik had knee issues in this one...Massive respect for him to play an Olympic match against an absolute legend not being a 💯 physically

[dimasadi]

Le chong wei, lin dan, Taufik hidayat, peter g..the legends of badminton 2000s

[anijayachandran]

Lin Dan + Lee Chong Wei + Taufik Hidayat my Top 3 Badminton GOAT’s of all time

[irfanmaulana]

Taufik Hidayat 🇮🇩 sudah pernah meraih medali emas olimpiade Athena 2004 . Terima kasih para pahlawan bulutangkis Indonesia.

[harukrentz]

Taufik could be the best badminton player ever, he was a prodigy (no. 1 ranking at 19 y.o) but you can say he didnt really reach his full potential eventhough hes won Olympic and Asian Games gold medals.

[gangelt]

It's interesting to note that in many matches between them, Lin Dan rarely went for a straight attack against Taufik. Against other players, Lin Dan was super aggressive in his prime, but only Taufik could make him extend longer rallies because of the former's defense and shuttle placement. Taufik was one of the very few players that could dictate the pace in the game against Lin Dan. Even LCW could hardly push LD to move that much.

[xuyunlong]

39:54 this is the best rally of the match!

[hilmiyahya]

end of Taufik's career. not too responsive and lack spirit from him. Lin show much respect bcz he know how's Taufik in prime era. legend & legend 🤟

[retutsangtenzin]

Two legend, my inspiration, soo many love from france 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷❤️❤️❤️

[beck]

I do really like watching how Lin Dan swing his racket in every strokes. It just looks..satisfying.

[muhammadkhozinulasror]

The legend meet legend. Gold medalist olympic meet gold medalist olympic.

[bananaboymember]

Although Taufik lost, I would like to credit him some. Despite inferior in stamina due to age, his footwork & racquet swimg are second to none. His movement is so fluid on court, that sometimes Lin Dan is caught off balance.

[sayajalandanmakan]

49:57 was Taufik's last Olympic point through out his 4 Olympic performances it's :( sad, he started it in Sydney 2000 as 1st seed but being Quarterfinalist, beaten by Gold medalist Ji Xinpeng ; and his best result was Athens 2004 (Gold), 2008 as 7th seed beaten by Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia in 2nd round and the last performance in London 2012 as 11th seed, end up in round 16, beaten by Lin Dan.

[TheJemialfredo]

Both are great, Lin Dan is my Pav player all the time but Taufik Hidayat is a legend in my country. Anwy, the crowd was fantastic.

[rkubqld]

In terms of talented body for badminton, no one can beat taufik, period.. he's built for badminton. Look so effortless while still deadly powerful. Lcw trained for it, while lin dan is perfect overall, mentally and physically.

[kenchi]

Amazing camera work and sound in 2012 Olympics.