Christian Hadinata

Christian Hadinata
Personal information
Born	December 11, 1949 (1949-12-11) (age 61) Purwokerto, Central Java
Country	Indonesia
Handedness	Right
Men's & Mixed doubles

Christian Hadinata (Chinese: 紀明發, born Purwokerto, Central Java, 11 December 1949)^[1] is a former Chinese 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 with Ade Chandra, and in mixed doubles 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 Canadian Open men's double with Ade Chandra, Winning Canadian Open, All England mixed double with Imelda Wiguna
• 1980: Winning World Championships, Denmark Open men's double with Ade Chandra, Winning World Championships mixed double with Imelda Wiguno
• 1981: Winning Japan Open men's double Lius Pongoh
• 1982: Winning gold medal Asian Games mixed double with Ivana Lie
• 1983: Winning gold medal SEA Games men's double with Bobby Ertanto and mixed double with Ivana Lie
• 1984: Winning Indonesia Open men's double with Bobby Ertanto, Winning Thailand Open men's double with Hadibowo, Winning Indonesia Open mixed double with Ivana Lie
• 1985: Winning World Championships mixed double with Ivana Lie, Winning SEA Games mixed double with Imelda Wiguno
• 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

Notes

1. ^ Suryadinata 1995, p. 31

References

• Suryadinata, Leo (1995), Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches (3rd ed.), Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, ISBN 978-981-3055-04-9. 

External links

• Profile (In Indonesian)
• Christian Hadinata Paling Rajin, Pangkat Naik, Enggan di Belakang Meja (Indonesian)
• Christian Hadinata Jual Rumah demi Pendidikan Anak (Indonesian)
• Christian Hadinata Kesetiaan di Dunia Bulutangkis (Indonesian)
• BadmintonOnline.com: Christian Hadinata (Chinese)
• Smash - Christian Hadinata

Persondata
Name	Hadinata, Christian
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Date of birth	11 December 1949
Place of birth	Purwokerto, Central Java
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