- Nova Widianto
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Nova Widianto Personal information Born October 10, 1977
IndonesiaHeight 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Weight 73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st) Country 
IndonesiaHandedness Right Coach Richard Mainaky Mixed doubles Highest Ranking 1 (15 May 2008) Current Ranking 2 (29 April 2010) Olympic medal record Competitor for IndonesiaMen's badminton Silver 2008 Beijing Mixed doubles World Championships Gold 2005 Anaheim Mixed doubles Gold 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles Silver 2009 Hyderabad Mixed doubles Southeast Asian Games Bronze 2007 Thailand Mixed doubles Gold 2009 Laos Mixed doubles Gold 2009 Laos Team match Nova Widianto (born 10 October 1977 in Klaten, Central Java)[1] is a male badminton player from Indonesia.
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Career
Nova Widianto is one of the greatest doubles player in Indonesia National Team. Even though his best career come from the mixed doubles, but he also played well in men doubles. Widianto has specialized in mixed doubles. He enjoyed some international success with Vita Marissa, winning the Southeast Asian Games in 2001, the Asian Badminton Championships in 2003, and the Japan Open in 2004. However, his greatest success has come in partnership with Lilyana Natsir. They have been one of the world's two or three leading teams, winning the World Championships in 2005 and 2007, and earning silver medals at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 BWF World Championships. He was three times in a row since 2006 until 2008 being runner up in Japan Open and two times runner up in the prestigious All England Championships. Widianto has represented Indonesia in the Sudirman Cup (combined men's and women's world team championships) five times: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009.
2004 Summer Olympics
He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Vita Marissa and only reached the quarterfinal, after defeated in the quarterfinal by the Chinese pair.
2008 Summer Olympics
He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics as the 1st seed in mixed doubles with partner Lilyana Natsir and reached the final by beating He Hanbin and Yu Yang in the semifinal with thrilling scores, 15-21 21-11 23-21. In the final, they were defeated by gold medalists, Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in straight sets, 21-11 and 21-17.
Personal life
When he was young, he joined the Tangkas Jakarta badminton club. The parent's names are Santoso (father) and Sutari (mother). His hobby is football. Normally, people called him Nova.
Men's doubles
He also followed some tournaments in men's doubles. He played with Candra Wijaya for a few months, preparing for Thomas Cup event and succeeded to be the runner up of Asian Badminton Championships, lost to Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong-dae in the final, 21-16 21-18. He also helped Indonesia to claim gold medal in mens team in Southeast Asian Games by partnering Mohammad Ahsan and beat Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif and Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari, 21-18 21-17 to give 3-1 win against Malaysia .
Playing style
He has powerful smash and beautiful tricky backhand play. He can cover the court well and have beautiful placement in his defensive play and in front of the net. Also, his mental strength is known as one of the best among other players, even in match point down. He has great attitude when he was lost or even when he won his match.
Event Year Result Southeast Asian Games in Mixed Doubles 2001 Winner Asian Badminton Championships 2003 Winner Japan Open 2003 Winner Singapore Open 2004 Winner Indonesia Open 2005 Winner IBF World Championships in Anaheim 2005 Gold Medal Singapore Open 2006 Winner Asian Badminton Championships 2006 Winner Badminton World Cup 2006 Winner Chinese Taipei Open 2006 Winner Korea Open 2006 Winner Philippines Open 2007 Winner BWF World Championships in Kuala Lumpur 2007 Winner China Open Super Series 2007 Winner Hongkong Super Series 2007 Winner Singapore Open 2008 Winner Malaysia Super Series 2009 Winner French Super Series 2009 Winner Badminton in Southeast Asian Games in Mixed Doubles 2009 Gold Medal Badminton Mens Team in Southeast Asian Games 2009 Gold Medal Indonesia Super Series 2007 Runner Up Beijing Olympics 2008 Silver Medal Japan Super Series 2008 Runner Up All England Championships 2008 Runner Up China Masters Super Series 2008 Runner Up Final Super Series 2008 Runner Up BWF World Championships in Hyderabad 2009 Silver Medal Hongkong Super Series 2009 Runner Up All England Super Series 2010 Runner Up References
- ^ Handayani, Primastuti (20 August 2008). "Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir: Committed to excellence in badminton". The Jakarta Post. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/08/20/nova-widianto-and-lilyana-natsir-committed-excellence-badminton.html. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
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Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- Indonesian badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Indonesia
- Olympic silver medalists for Indonesia
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
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