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| Rudy Hartono |
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| Personal information |
| Birth name |
Rudy Hartono Kurniawan
Chinese: Nio Hap Liang [1] |
| Date of birth |
August 18, 1949 (1949-08-18) (age 58) |
| Place of birth |
Surabaya, East Java[1] |
| Height |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Men's singles |
| Country |
 Indonesia |
| Handedness |
Right |
Rudy Hartono Kurniawan (born August 18, 1949) was an Indonesian badminton player who won the World Championship in 1980, and the prestigious All-England Champions trophy 8 times in the 1960s and 1970s.
[edit] Badminton Career
During his prime years Hartono won men's singles in most of the international tournaments that he entered. He also played on all Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams between 1967 and 1982, the first of these when he was only seventeen, helping Indonesia to win four triennial world team championships (1970, 1973, 1976, 1979). His game was characterized by great power, agility, mobility, aggressiveness, and coolness under pressure. In 1997 he was among the first group of players inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.
[edit] 1972 Summer Olympics
Hartono competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where badminton was one of two demonstration sports. It was the first time that the sport was part of the Olympic program, and it would become an official Olympic sport 20 years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
He won the men's singles event, after beating Jamie Paulson of Canada in the first round, Sture Johnsson of Sweden in the semifinals, and Svend Pri of Denmark in the final 15–6, 15–1.
[edit] Medals achieved
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] BWF tournaments finals
[edit] Singles
[edit] International tournaments finals
[edit] Singles
[edit] Runner-ups
[edit] Doubles
[edit] Runner-ups
[edit] Sources
- Cited
Tan Aik Huang[1]
Svend Pri
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