Christian Hadinata

Christian Hadinata
Christian Hadinata
Personal information
Birth name	Tjhie Beng Go'at
Country	Indonesia
Born	11 December 1949; Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (XD with Imelda Wiguna in 1979)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Indonesia
World Championships
World Games
World Cup
Thomas Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championships
SEA Games

Christian Hadinata (Chinese: 紀明發, born 11 December 1949) is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.^[2]

Profile

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 the 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 at the Asian championships in Indonesia and managed to become a mixed doubles champion with Retno Koestijah.^[3] 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, helping Indonesia capture the cup on four occasions (1973, 1976, 1979, 1984). In 2001 he was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.

Personal life

His wife is Yoke Anwar and they have two children. People affectionately call him Ko Ko Chris (Ko Ko meaning big brother in Hokkien).

Career Coach

Indonesian badminton player (1971–1986)
Indonesian badminton coach (began in 1985)
Director National Training PBSI (Indonesia Badminton Association)

Awards and nominations


Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
International Badminton Federation Awards	2001	Badminton Hall of Fame	Honored	^[4]
Indonesian Sport Awards	2018	Lifetime Achievement Award	Honored	^[5]

Achievements

Olympic Games (demonstration)

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Volleyballhalle, Munich, West Germany	Ade Chandra	Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee	15–4, 2–15, 15–11	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Volleyballhalle, Munich, West Germany	Utami Dewi	Svend Pri Ulla Strand	12–15, 10–15	Bronze

World Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Imelda Wiguna	Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks	8–15, 8–15	Bronze

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	6–15, 4–15	Silver
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ade Chandra	Rudy Heryanto Kartono	5–15, 15–5, 15–7	Gold
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Bobby Ertanto	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	16–18, 11–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Imelda Wiguna	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–12, 15–4	Gold

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Tokyo, Japan	Ade Chandra	Yoshitaka Iino Masao Tsuchida	15–8, 15–3	Gold
1980	Kyoto, Japan	Ade Chandra	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard	15–6, 15–3	Gold
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bobby Ertanto	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	6–15, 11–15	Silver
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Hadibowo	Kartono Liem Swie King	13–15, 10–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Ivana Lie	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	8–15, 15–9, 8–15	Silver
1984	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ivana Lie	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	18–15, 13–15, 8–15	Silver
1985	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ivana Lie	Steen Fladberg Nora Perry	15–11, 18–17	Gold

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Amjadieh Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	9–15, 7–15	Silver
1978	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand	Ade Chandra	Lin Shiquan Tang Xianhu	15–8, 15–10	Gold
1982	Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Icuk Sugiarto	Lin Jiangli Luan Jin	15–6, 15–8	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Amjadieh Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran	Regina Masli	Tjun Tjun Sri Wiyanti	15–10, 15–8	Gold
1978	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand	Imelda Wiguna	Tang Xianhu Zhang Ailing	15–12, 7–15, 5–15	Bronze
1982	Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Ivana Lie	Icuk Sugiarto Ruth Damayanti	3–15, 15–8, 15–10	Gold

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ade Chandra	Dipu Ghosh Raman Ghosh	15–3, 15–6	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Retno Koestijah	Indra Gunawan Intan Nurtjahja	18–13, 15–5	Gold

SEA Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Gema Sumantri Hall, , Jakarta, Indonesia	Ade Chandra	Bandid Jaiyen Preecha Sopajaree	9–15, 5–15	Silver
1983	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Bobby Ertanto	Hadibowo Liem Swie King	8–15, 15–9, 15–5	Gold
1985	Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Chafidz Yusuf	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	10–15, 4–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Selangor Badminton Association Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Regina Masli	Dominic Soong Yap Hei Lin	15–10, 15–6	Gold
1979	Gema Sumantri Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia	Imelda Wiguna	Kartono Tjan So Gwan	18–16, 15–2	Gold
1983	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Ivanna Lie	Bobby Ertanto Ruth Damayanti	15–2,15–2	Gold
1985	Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Imelda Wiguna	Chafidz Yusuf Rosiana Tendean	15–9,15–5	Gold

International tournaments (19 titles, 17 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	All England Open	Rudy Hartono	4–15, 2–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Singapore Open	Ade Chandra	Junji Honma Ippei Kojima	15–10, 15–8	Winner
1972	All England Open	Ade Chandra	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	15–5, 15–12	Winner
1973	All England Open	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	15–1, 15–7	Winner
1973	German Open	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	4–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1973	Singapore Open	Indra Gunawan	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	11–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1973	Denmark Open	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	3–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1974	All England Open	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	8–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1974	Denmark Open	Iie Sumirat	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	14–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1975	All England Open	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	11–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1975	Denmark Open	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	6–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1977	All England Open	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	7–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1978	All England Open	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	12–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1978	Denmark Open	Ade Chandra	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard	6–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1979	Canadian Open	Ade Chandra	Flemming Delfs Morten Frost	15–5, 15–1	Winner
1980	Swedish Open	Ade Chandra	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	15–5, 12–15, 15–9	Winner
1981	Denmark Open	Ade Chandra	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	15–5, 15–18, 15–10	Winner
1981	Japan Open	Lius Pongoh	Flemming Delfs Prakash Padukone	15–4, 15–5	Winner
1982	Denmark Open	Lius Pongoh	Lee Eun-ku Park Joo-bong	9–15, 15–11, 16–18	Runner-up
1982	Swedish Open	Lius Pongoh	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	15–11, 15–8	Winner
1983	Malaysia Open	Bobby Ertanto	Park Joo-bong Sung Han-kook	15–10, 15–5	Winner
1983	Indonesia Open	Bobby Ertanto	Rudy Heryanto Kartono	9–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1984	Thailand Open	Hadibowo	Ong Beng Teong Razif Sidek	15–13, 15–11	Winner
1984	Indonesia Open	Hadibowo	Rudy Heryanto Kartono	10–15, 18–13, 15–7	Winner
1984	English Masters	Hadibowo	Morten Frost Jens Peter Nierhoff	15–3, 15–3	Winner
1984	Dutch Masters	Hadibowo	Ding Qiqing Jiang Guoliang	15–9, 15–10	Winner
1985	Japan Open	Hadibowo	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	16–17, 2–15	Runner-up
1988	U.S. Open	Lius Pongoh	Liem Swie King Prakash Padukone	7–15, 15–11, 15–13	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	All England Open	Imelda Wiguna	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–1, 18–17	Winner
1979	Canadian Open	Imelda Wiguna	Ade Chandra Verawaty Wiharjo	15–6, 15–1	Winner
1980	All England Open	Imelda Wiguna	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	13–18, 10–15	Runner-up
1981	All England Open	Imelda Wiguna	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–10, 14–18, 10–15	Runner-up
1981	Denmark Open	Imelda Wiguna	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	2–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1983	Indonesia Open	Ivana Lie	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	18–17, 15–9	Winner
1984	Indonesia Open	Ivana Lie	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1988	U.S. Open	Ivana Lie	Lee Xiong Yang Xinfang	9–15, 15–0, 15–14	Winner

IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

Invitational tournaments

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	World Invitational Championships	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	10–15, 10–15	Silver
1974 (Jakarta)	World Invitational Championships	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	13–15, 15–9, 15–18	Silver
1975	World Invitational Championships	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	12–15, 11–15	Silver
1976	Asian Invitational Championships	Ade Chandra	Luan Jin Tang Xianhu	15–8, 15–10	Gold
1977	Asian Invitational Championships	Ade Chandra	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	17–14, 2–15, 5–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	World Invitational Championships	Regina Masli	Tjun Tjun Sri Wiyanti	15–7, 15–3	Gold
1975	World Invitational Championships	Regina Masli	Elo Hansen Sylvia Ng	15–7, 15–5	Gold

References

^ "World rankings April 30, 1979" (PDF). World Badminton. Vol. 7, no. 5. May 1979. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
^ Suryadinata, Leo (1995), Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches (3rd ed.), Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, p. 31, ISBN 978-981-3055-04-9.
^ "Indonesia girls wins two Asian titles". The Straits Times. 23 August 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 2 October 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
^ "Daftar Pebulutangkis Indonesia yang Masuk Hall of Fame BWF" (in Indonesian). Indosport. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ "Yang Terbaik di Indonesian Sport Awards 2018" (in Indonesian). Detik. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

External links

Profile (In Indonesian)
Christian Hadinata Paling Rajin, Pangkat Naik, Enggan di Belakang Meja (in Indonesian)
Christian Hadinata Jual Rumah demi Pendidikan Anak (in Indonesian)
Christian Hadinata Kesetiaan di Dunia Bulutangkis (in Indonesian)
BadmintonOnline.com: Christian Hadinata (in Chinese)
Smash - Christian Hadinata
Christian Hadinata at Olympedia
Badminton - Double Mixed: INA: Charistan HADINATA & Imeida WIGUNA at the World Games

[1] "World rankings April 30, 1979" (PDF). World Badminton. Vol. 7, no. 5. May 1979. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

[2] Suryadinata, Leo (1995), Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches (3rd ed.), Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, p. 31, ISBN 978-981-3055-04-9.

[3] "Indonesia girls wins two Asian titles". The Straits Times. 23 August 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 2 October 2020 – via NewspaperSG.

[4] "Daftar Pebulutangkis Indonesia yang Masuk Hall of Fame BWF" (in Indonesian). Indosport. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[5] "Yang Terbaik di Indonesian Sport Awards 2018" (in Indonesian). Detik. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

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Olympic badminton men's doubles champions
Demonstration	1972: Ade Chandra & (INA)
Exhibition	1988: Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi (CHN)
Official	1992: Kim Moon-soo & Park Joo-bong (KOR) 1996: Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja (INA) 2000: Tony Gunawan & Candra Wijaya (INA) 2004: Ha Tae-kwon & Kim Dong-moon (KOR) 2008: Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan (INA) 2012: Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng (CHN) 2016: Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan (CHN) 2020: Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin (TPE) 2024: Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin (TPE)

Members of the Badminton Hall of Fame
Men's players	Cai Yun Chen Long David E. L. Choong Eddy Choong Frank Devlin David Guthrie Freeman Morten Frost Fu Haifeng Ha Tae-kwon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Rudy Hartono Hou Jiachang Kim Dong-moon Kim Moon-soo Finn Kobberø Erland Kops Lee Chong Wei Lee Yong-dae Li Yongbo Liem Swie King Lin Dan Thomas Lund Rexy Mainaky Ng Boon Bee Ralph Nichols Ong Poh Lim Park Joo-bong Ricky Subagja Tan Yee Khan Tang Xianhu Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet Tian Bingyi Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi Charoen Wattanasin Wong Peng Soon Zhang Jun
Women's players	Tonny Ahm Bang Soo-hyun Margaret Varner Bloss Chen Yuniang Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young Gao Ling Ge Fei Gil Young-ah Gillian Gilks Gong Zhichao Gu Jun Han Aiping Judy Devlin Huang Sui Lene Køppen Ethel Thomson Larcombe Li Lingwei Meriel Lucas Liliyana Natsir Nora Perry Ra Kyung-min Ulla Strand Susi Susanti Kirsten Thorndahl Margaret Tragett Betty Uber Susan Whetnall Ye Zhaoying Hiroe Yuki Zhang Ning Zhao Yunlei
Contributors	S. S. C. Dolby Lü Shengrong John McCallum Stellan Mohlin Craig Reedie Herbert Scheele Dick Sudirman

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