Susi susanti biography for kids
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Lucia Francisca Susy Susanti annat namn SUSI SUSANTI :
Born: 11 February 1971
Birthplace: Tasikmalaya (Indonesia)
Nationality: Indonesia
Sport: Badminton
ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES :
Barcelona 1992
Atlanta 1996
Olympic medals:
Gold: 1
Bronze: 1
Other results:
World Championships
Gold: 1 (93)
Bronze: 2 (91, 95)
She won the women's singles gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain and the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States. She retired from the world badminton circuit not long after her marriage to Alan Budikusuma (who had also won a badminton singles gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics) in February 1997.
winning the All-England in 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994, the World Badminton Grand Prix finale five times consecutively from 1990 to 1994 as well as in 1996, and the IBF World Championships in 1993. She is the only kvinnlig player to hold the Olympic, World Championship, and All-England singles titles simultaneously. She
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Contributor/Denpasar
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For us Indonesians, Susy Susanti will always be remembered as the first Indonesian Olympic gold medalist, a prestigious honor she won at the Barcelona Summer Olympics in 1992. Clips of Susy standing proud on the podium with tears of joy rolling down her cheeks as the Indonesian national anthem played on, remains one of the country’s most iconic images.
Susy’s significant other, Alan Budikusuma, won the gold medal in the men’s singles following her victory. They were welcomed back in Indonesia as national heroes with parades being held to celebrate them.
Susy and Alan married in 1997. Their first child, Laurencia Averina was born in 1999, followed by Albertus Edward (2000), and Sebastianus Frederick (2003). She was inducted into the sports association’s Hall of Fame in 2004.
Formidable
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Susi Susanti
Indonesian badminton player
Badminton player
Susi Susanti | |
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Susanti carrying a torch fire during the 2018 Asian Games Torch Relay Concert in Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Full name | Lucia Francisca Susanti Haditono |
Birth name | Ong Lien Hiang 王蓮香 |
Country | Indonesia |
Born | (1971-02-11) 11 February 1971 (age 54) Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Spouse | |
Handedness | Right |
Highest ranking | 1 |
BWF profile |
Lucia Francisca "Susi" Susanti Haditono (Chinese: 王蓮香; pinyin: Wáng Liánxiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Liân-hiang; born 11 February 1971) is an Indonesian retired badminton player.[1] Relatively small of stature, she combined quick and graceful movement with elegant shotmaking technique, and is regarded by many as one of the greatest women's singles players of all time.[2] She was the inaugural Olympic women's badminton champion and the first Indonesian Oly