Christian Hadinata (born
Purwokerto,
Central Java,
11 December 1949) is a former
Indonesian badminton player.
Though early in his career he was a fine singles player who reached the final of the prestigious
All-England Championship in 1973, Christian's success in doubles earned him recognition as one of great doubles players in badminton history.
He won two gold medals at the
1980 IBF World Championships in
Jakarta, in men's doubles together with
Ade Chandra, and in mixed doubles together with
Imelda Wiguna. He played for Indonesia for 15 years, beginning his career in 1971 and retiring in 1986. Christian's
Thomas Cup (Men's International Team Championship) record is particularly notable. Playing in six consecutive campaigns from 1973 to 1986, and with a variety of doubles partners, he dropped only one match, thus helping Indonesia to capture the cup on four occasions (
1973,
1976,
1979,
1984). In 2001 he was inducted into the
World Badminton Hall of Fame.
Private life
His wife's name is
Yoke Anwar and they have two children, named
Mario Hadinata and
Mariska Hadinata. Sometimes people call him
Koh Chris.
Career and Achievements
- 1971: Winning national championships men's double with Atik Jauhari, Winning Asian Championships mixed double with Retno Kustijah.
- 1972: Winning All England men's double with Ade Chandra
- 1973: Winning All England men's double with Ade Chandra
- 1978: Winning gold medal Asian Games men's double with Ade Chandra
- 1979: Winning All England mixed double with Imelda Wiguna
- 1980: Winning World Championships men's double with Ade Chandra, Winning World Championships mixed double with Imelda Wiguna
- 1981: Winning Japan Open men's double Lius Pongoh
- 1982: Winning gold medal Asian Games mixed double with Ivana Lie
- 1983: Winning All England men's double with Boby Ertanto
- 1984: Winning Indonesia Open men's double with Boby Ertanto, Winning Indonesia Open mixed double with Ivana Lie
- 1985: Winning World Championships mixed double with Ivana Lie
- 1972-1986: Reinforced Indonesian Thomas Cup Teams during six campaigns with different men's doubles partners
Sport Activity
- Indonesian badminton player (1971-1986)
- Indonesian badminton coach (began in 1985)
- PBSI's staff and PBSI's National Training Director
References
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