Aaron Chia

Malaysian badminton doubles world champion · age 29

Aaron Chia photo

life in chapters

6 milestones from birth to now, with Aaron's age at every one.

1990s

  1. Birth

    Born February 24, 1997

2010s

  1. age ~22 Award

    Wins SEA Games men's doubles gold

    gold medalist

    Chia and Soh Wooi Yik captured the men's doubles gold at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.

2020s

  1. age 24 Award

    Wins Olympic bronze at Tokyo 2020

    bronze medalist

    Chia and Soh Wooi Yik claimed men's doubles bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first Malaysian men's doubles pair to medal at the Games.

  2. age 25 Award

    Becomes Malaysia's first badminton world champion

    world champion

    Chia and Soh Wooi Yik won the men's doubles title at the 2022 BWF World Championships in Tokyo, Malaysia's first-ever world title in the sport.

  3. age 27 Award

    Wins second Olympic bronze at Paris 2024

    bronze medalist

    Chia and Soh Wooi Yik took men's doubles bronze at the Paris Olympics, back-to-back Olympic medals for the pair.

  4. age 29 Award

    Receives 2026 Seri Melaka Award, Sports Category

    honouree

    Chia was named the Sports Category recipient of the 2026 Seri Melaka Award by his home state.

age 29 now

Still going