| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Singles | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| Quarterfinal | Singles | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| Last 32 | Singles | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Singles | 2005 | Anaheim, CA, USA | |
| 2 | Singles | 2010 | Paris, FRA | |
| 3 | Singles | 2009 | Hyderabad, IND | |
| 3 | Singles | 2001 | Seville, ESP | |
| Last 32 | Singles | 2011 | London, GBR | |
| Asian Games | ||||
| 3 | Team | 2010 | Guangzhou, CHN | |
| 5 | Singles | 2010 | Guangzhou, CHN | |
| OSIM BWF Super Series | ||||
| 1 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex French Super Series, FRA | |
| 2 | Singles | 2011 | Yonex-Sunrise Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold, MAS | |
| 2 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Super Series, CHN | |
| 2 | Singles | 2010 | Denmark Open Super Series, DEN | |
| 2 | Singles | 2010 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold, INA | |
| 2 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex French Super Series, FRA | |
| 2 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex Japan Super Series, JPN | |
| 2 | Singles | 2009 | Djarum Indonesia Super Series, INA | |
| 2 | Singles | 2008 | French Super Series, FRA | |
| 3 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex All England Super Series, GBR | |
| 3 | Singles | 2008 | Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Super Series, CHN | |
| World Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | Singles | 2011 | Yonex Sunrise Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand , IND | |
| 1 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex French Super Series, FRA | |
| 1 | Singles | 2010 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold, INA | |
| 1 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex Canada Open Grand Prix, CAN | |
| 1 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex OCBC US Open Grand Prix, USA | |
| 1 | Singles | 2009 | Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand Prix, IND | |
| 1 | Singles | 2008 | Macau Grand Prix Gold, CHN | |
| 2 | Singles | 2011 | Yonex Canada Open Grand Prix, CAN | |
| 2 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Super Series, CHN | |
| 2 | Singles | 2010 | Denmark Open Super Series, DEN | |
| 2 | Singles | 2010 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold, INA | |
| 2 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex French Super Series, FRA | |
| 2 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex Japan Super Series, JPN | |
| 2 | Singles | 2009 | Djarum Indonesia Super Series, INA | |
| 2 | Singles | 2008 | French Super Series, FRA | |
| 3 | Singles | 2012 | Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold, SUI | |
| 3 | Singles | 2011 | Bankaltim Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold, INA | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex-Sunrise Malaysia Open, MAS | |
| 3 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex Chinese Taipei Open, TPE | |
| 3 | Singles | 2009 | Macau Grand Prix Gold, CHN | |
| 3 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex All England Super Series, GBR | |
| 3 | Singles | 2008 | Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Super Series, CHN | |
| Thomas & Uber Cup | ||||
| 2 | Team | 2010 | Kuala Lumpur, MAS | |
| 5 | Team | 2012 | Wuhan, CHN | |
| Double Star BWF Sudirman Cup | ||||
| 3 | Team | 2011 | Qingdao, CHN | |
Nickname
Baby-faced assasin. (axiatacup.com, 01 Mar 2012)
Hobbies
Travelling and playing football. (worldbadminton.com, 13 Sep 2007)
Family
Wife, Armi Dianti Gumelar, and a daughter.
Club name
Indonesia Garuda, Indonesia
Handedness
Right (bwfbadminton.org, 27 Apr 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He joined his first club, SGS in Bandung in Indonesia at age nine and won his first tournament at age 10. (Olympic News Service, 2000)
Reason for taking up this sport
"Badminton is more artistic than football, which is my hobby." (worldbadminton.com, 13 Sep 2007)
Hero
Indonesian badminton player Joko Suprianto. (dnaindia.com, 31 Oct 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Winning is an attitude." (Twitter profile, 11 May 2012)
Awards
He was named Indonesia's best male athlete in 2006 at the country's inaugural sports award presentation. (People's Daily Online, 15 Aug 2006)
In 2006 he received a piece of land measuring some 320 square metres from Sutiyoso, the Chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia and Jakarta Governor, as a token of appreciation from the Association for his international achievements. (People's Daily Online, 15 Aug 2006)
He was named the 2004 Player of the Year by the International Badminton Federation. (Xinhua, 18 Jan 2005)
General
POTENTIAL RETIREMENT
He said that the 2012 Olympic Games in London would be his final Olympic appearance but he was unsure if would retire from the sport altogether. (The Jakarta Globe, 12 Jan 2012)
FASTEST SHOT
In the 2006 World Championships, he hit a forehand smash that was recorded at 305km/h, the fastest ever in singles competition at that time. (badmintondaily.com, 09 Nov 2010)
TOUGH LOVE
He was a very keen footballer when he was young but his father wanted his son to play badminton. He says his father eventually popped his football in an attempt to stop him playing the sport and make him concentrate on badminton. (World Badminton Magazine, 02 Sep 2000)
IN HONOUR OF
In June 2010 construction started on the Taufik Hidayat Arena in Jakarta. It will house 8 badminton courts, 10 dormitory rooms, gym, medical/physio room, a futsal ground, a jogging track as well as a cafe and shops. The complex was nearing completion in June 2012. (taufikhidayatarena.com, 15 Jun 2010; expressbuzz.com, 26 Apr 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000
