- Tan Joe Hok
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birth_name = Hendra Kartanegara
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place_of_birth =Bandung ,Central Java
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bwf_id =Tan Joe Hok (Hendra Kartanegara, zh-cp|c=陈甲亮|p=Chén Jiǎliàng) (born
August 11 ,1937 ) is anIndonesia nbadminton hero, who along withFerry Sonneville and a cadre of fine doubles players set the foundation for an Indonesian badminton dynasty by dethroning perennialThomas Cup champion Malaysia in 1958.He lived in Bandung until he finished high school. He received his B.S. in Chemistry and Biology from
Baylor University ,Texas ,United States .He was the first Indonesian to win the All England Open (1959) and the first Indonesian to win a gold medal in
Asian Games (1962). He won both the U.S. Open and Canadian Open singles titles consecutively in 1959, and 1960. He has many other notable achievements in thebadminton field, both as a player and a coach, most particularly, winning all but one of his singles matches for Indonesia's world championThomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1958, 1961, and 1964.Personal
He married Goei Kiok Nio in
1965 and they have two children.Education
*Elementary school, Junior High School and Senior High School at
Bandung
*Premedical Major in Chemistry & BiologiUniversitas Baylor ,Texas ,AS (1959 -1963 )Career and achievements
*Winning National Championships at
Surabaya (1956 )
*Member of Squad Indonesian Team who wonThomas Cup atSingapore (1958 )
* First Indonesian badminton men's player who wonAll England (1959 )
* First Indonesian badminton men's player who wonAsian Games gold medal (1962 )
* Member of Squad Team Thomas Cup Indonesia (1964 -1967 )
* Badminton coach atMexico (1969 -1970 )
* Badminton coach atHong Kong (1971 )
* Coach of Indonesia Thomas Cup Team atKuala Lumpur (1984 )
*Badminton coach at PBJarum Kudus
* Mandala Pest Control Director (since1973 )
*Best Sport Coach by SIWO/PWI Jaya version (1984 )See also
*
Famous Indonesian Chinese
*Indonesian Chinese
*Asian Games
*All England Open Badminton Championships External links
* (id) [http://www.bulutangkis.com/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&artid=2142 "Tan Joe Hok, Tenar setelah Mengalahkan Kiem Bie"]
* (id) [http://www.tokohindonesia.com/ensiklopedi/t/tan-joe-hok/index.shtml "Tan Joe Hok, Bangga Jadi Kebanggaan Bangsa"]
* (en) [http://www.recomnetwork.org/articles/03/02/01/0543246.shtml "Tan Joe Hok assails discrimination"]
* (en) [http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20030128.F04 "Tan Joe Hok's citizenship saga"]
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