Njoo Kiem Bie
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| Njoo Kiem Bie | |
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| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Koesbianto Setiadharma Atmaja |
| Date of birth | September 17, 1927 |
| Place of birth | Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Date of death | January 7, 2008 (aged 80) |
| Place of death | Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Country |  Indonesia |
Njoo Kiem Bie or Koesbianto (naturalization name) (17 September 1927 – 7 January 2008) was a male badminton player from Indonesia in 1950s era. His biggest achievement was bringing the Thomas Cup title for the Indonesian Team at the first time in 1958 at Singapore and defend later in 1961 at Jakarta.
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[edit] Private life
His wife's name was Sisca Ling (died 18 May 2007). He had two children called Lucy and Maria.
[edit] Clubs
- POR Tionghoa, PB Happy, PB Rajawali, PB Suryanaga
[edit] Achievements
[edit] As a player
- Winning men's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles All Surabaya and East Java Badminton Championship (1942-1956)
- Winning Thomas Cup Australasia zone (1957)
- Winning Thomas Cup 1958 at Singapore
- Winning Thomas Cup 1961 at Jakarta
- Winning Malaysia Open and Singapore Open (1959-1963)
[edit] As a staff
[edit] Honours
- Anugerah Satya Lencana Kebudayaan from President Soekarno
- Tanda kehormatan Menteri Pertahanan Keamanan L.B. Moerdani
- Satya Lencana Kelas 1 PB PBSI
- Tanda Kehormatan Gubernur Akabri Laut Soeprapto
- Tanda Kehormatan Presiden IBF Ron Palmer
- Tanda kehormatan East Java Gouvernour Mohammad Noer and Ketua DPRD Jawa Timur M. Said
[edit] References
- Indopos: Kaget Dapat Rumah dari Bung Karno (Indonesian)
- Indopos: Stres kalau Banyak Nganggur (Indonesian)
- Indopos: Tan Joe Hok, Tenar setelah Mengalahkan Kiem Bie (Indonesian)
- Cited
[edit] External links
- (Indonesian) Kompas: Om Njoo Gembira obituary
- (Indonesian) Jawa Pos: Om Njoo Gembira obituary
- (English) Brown, Collin: Sport,Politics and Ethnicity: Playing Badminton for Indonesia
