Rudy Hartono

Infobox Badminton player


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birth_name = Rudy Hartono Kurniawan
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place_of_birth = Surabaya, East Java
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Rudy Hartono Kurniawan (born August 18, 1949) was an Indonesian badminton player of Han Chinese descent who won the World Championship in 1980, and the prestigious All-England Champions trophy 8 times in the 1960s and 1970s. He is one of the most famous players in the history of the sport.

Badminton career

During his prime years Hartono won men's singles in most of the international tournaments that he entered. He also played on six consecutive 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.

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.

Medals achieved

Runner-ups

Doubles

Runner-ups

ources

* [http://tangkis.tripod.com/player/indonesia/rudy.htm Smash - Rudy Hartono]
* [http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/9/26/ His profile in Badmintoncentral]
* [http://www.tokohindonesia.com/ensiklopedi/r/rudy-hartono/index.shtml His profile in Tokohindonesia] id
* [http://www.koni.or.id/?inc=profile&op=profile_view&id=59 His profile in KONI] id
* [http://www.bulutangkis.com/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&artid=1448 His profile in Bulutangkis.com] id

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