Indra Gunawan (badminton)
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Birth name | Lie Tjuan Sien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Surakarta, Indonesia | 23 September 1947||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 June 2009 Jakarta, Indonesia | (aged 61)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Indra Gunawan (September 23, 1947, in Surakarta – June 7, 2009, in Jakarta) was an Indonesian badminton player and coach.
Profile
He was a former player from Indonesia and was specialized in men's doubles. As a coach he was the National coach from both Indonesia and Malaysia. Gunawan finished third in the 1970 Asian Games in doubles with Rudy Hartono and won the Men's team gold for Indonesia at the 1970 Asian Games event in Bangkok, Thailand. In the 1970 Thomas Cup in Kuala Lumpur, he became men's team world champion with the Indonesian squad, as well as 1973 in Jakarta, where he however was not selected in the final. In 1971 he won the Asian Cup in Men's doubles with Nara Sudjana in Jakarta.[1] In the All England, he reached the final in 1971, and 1973 the semifinals.
Career Coach
Indra was a former National coach for both Indonesia and Malaysia. He was head coach of the Indonesian team at the Pelatnas of
Personal life
Indra was married and left behind his wife Dewi Mirida and three children.[3][4][5]
Achievements
Asian Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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1970 | Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Rudy Hartono | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan |
12–15, 15–10, 10–15 | Bronze | [6] |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1971 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Nara Sudjana | Tjun Tjun Tata Budiman |
15–8, 12–15, 15–11 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1971 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Intan Nurtjahja | Retno Koestijah
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13–18, 5–15 | Silver |
International Open Tournaments (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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1970 | Singapore Open | Indratno | Iie Sumirat Nara Sudjana |
15–10, 15–7 | Winner | |
1971 | Western Indian | Rudy Hartono | Muljadi Sumiratta |
18–13, 15–12 | Winner | [7] |
1971 | Denmark Open
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Rudy Hartono | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan |
15–11, 4–15, 8–15 | Runner-up | [8] |
1971 | All England | Rudy Hartono | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan |
5–15, 3–15 | Runner-up | |
1973 | India Open
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Amril Nurman | Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot |
11–15, 8–15 | Runner-up | |
1973 | Singapore Open | Christian Hadinata | Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi |
11–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
References
- ^ "Aik Mong beats Honma for Asian title". The Straits Times. 22 August 1971. p. 28. Retrieved 2 October 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Other Sports: Indra mulls over idea of setting badminton club in Malaysia - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
- ^ BadmintonPlanet.com (12 June 2009). "Proteges to raise funds for late coach".
- ^ "OBITUARY – Indra Gunawan makes last flight". www.badzine.net.
- ^ "Legenda Bulutangkis Indra Gunawan Wafat, PB PBSI Kehilangan Pemain dan Pelatih Hebat". 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Hartono tells of his aim in All-England". The Straits Times. 27 December 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "A Hat-Trick By Hartono". Eastern Sun. 2 March 1971. p. 21. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Kejayaan Gunalan dan Boon Bee di-alu2kan (in Malay)". Berita Harian. 21 March 1971. p. 14. Retrieved 10 September 2022.