Badminton is the most popular sport in Indonesia, and the country has produced several great badminton players over the years and has been very successful at the international levels in badminton.
Indonesia's Badminton Success:
Indonesia has won gold medals in Badminton at all the Olympic games held since 1992 Barcelona Olympics when badminton was first introduced as an Olympic sport, till the latest 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Given below is the list of Olympics medal winners in badminton from Indonesia.
Success at International Badminton Events:
Apart from the Olympics, Indonesia badminton players have done very well over the years at several prestigious international badminton tournaments. Rudy Hartono, the legendary former badminton player from Indonesia, won the prestigious All England badminton championship title eight times.
Apart from Rudy Hartono, there were many other famous Indonesian badminton players in the earlier days such as Liem Swie King, Icuk Sugiarto and many others.
Indonesia has also done very well at the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup Badminton championships, which are men's and women's team events with National teams of several countries taking part. The Sudirman Cup, which is the prestigious mixed team badminton championships that takes place every 2 years, was named after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player, who was also the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia.
Top Badminton Players from Indonesia in current times:
29-year old Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia, a former world champion and Olympic Gold medallist is currently ranked no.3 in the world in the men's singles.
In the mixed doubles, the Indonesian pair of Tantowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir are currently ranked no.2 in the world.
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Indonesia's Badminton Success:
Indonesia has won gold medals in Badminton at all the Olympic games held since 1992 Barcelona Olympics when badminton was first introduced as an Olympic sport, till the latest 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Given below is the list of Olympics medal winners in badminton from Indonesia.
1992 Olympics (Barcelona Summer Olympic Games – held at Spain) - Badminton | |||
Badminton Event | Badminton Player name | Country | Medal won |
Women’s singles | Susi Susanti Haditono | Indonesia | Gold |
Men’s Singles | Alan Budi Kusuma Wiratama | Indonesia | Gold |
Ardy Wiranata | Indonesia | Silver | |
Hermanwan Susanto | Indonesia | Bronze | |
Men’s Doubles | Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono | Indonesia | Silver |
1996 Olympics (Atlanta Summer Olympic Games – held at United States) - Badminton | |||
Badminton Event | Player name | Country | Medal won |
Women’s Singles | Mia Audina | Indonesia | Silver |
Susi Susanti | Indonesia | Bronze | |
Men’s Doubles | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | Indonesia | Gold |
2000 Olympics (Sydney Olympic Games – held at Australia) - Badminton | |||
Badminton Event | Player name | Country | Medal won |
Men’s Singles | Hendrawan | Indonesia | Silver |
Men’s Doubles | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | Indonesia | Gold |
Mixed Doubles | Tri Kusharyanto Minarti Timur | Indonesia | Silver |
2004 Olympics (Athens Olympic Games – held at Greece) - Badminton | |||
Badminton Event | Player name | Country | Medal won |
Men’s Singles | Taufik Hidayat | Indonesia | Gold |
Soni Dwi Kuncoro | Indonesia | Bronze | |
Men’s Doubles | Eng Hian Flandy Limpele | Indonesia | Bronze |
2008 Olympics (Beijing Olympic Games - held at China) - Badminton | |||
Badminton Event | Player name | Country | Medal won |
Women’s Singles | Maria KristinYulianti | Indonesia | Bronze |
Men’s Doubles | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Indonesia | Gold |
Mixed Doubles | Nova Widianto Liliyana | Indonesia | Silver |
Success at International Badminton Events:
Apart from the Olympics, Indonesia badminton players have done very well over the years at several prestigious international badminton tournaments. Rudy Hartono, the legendary former badminton player from Indonesia, won the prestigious All England badminton championship title eight times.
Apart from Rudy Hartono, there were many other famous Indonesian badminton players in the earlier days such as Liem Swie King, Icuk Sugiarto and many others.
Indonesia has also done very well at the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup Badminton championships, which are men's and women's team events with National teams of several countries taking part. The Sudirman Cup, which is the prestigious mixed team badminton championships that takes place every 2 years, was named after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player, who was also the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia.
Top Badminton Players from Indonesia in current times:
29-year old Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia, a former world champion and Olympic Gold medallist is currently ranked no.3 in the world in the men's singles.
In the mixed doubles, the Indonesian pair of Tantowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir are currently ranked no.2 in the world.
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