Hendrawan

Infobox Badminton player


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birth_name = Hendrawan
date_of_birth = birth date and age|1972|6|27
place_of_birth = Malang, East Java, Indonesia
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weight = 65
event = Men's singles
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country = INA
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Hendrawan (born Malang, East Java, Indonesia; June 27, 1972) was an Indonesian badminton player.

Hendrawan began playing internationally in the early 1990s but at first was overshadowed by a number of his countrymen who rated among the world's elite players. His results gradually improved, peaking at the end of the century with a silver medal in men's singles at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the gold medal at the 2001 IBF World Championships over Denmark's Peter Gade.

His specialty was his deceptive net play that frequently confused and wrong-footed his opponents.

Private Life

His wife's name is Sylvia Anggraeni. They have one child, her name is Josephine Sevilla. His parents names are Sugianto (father) and Susilowati (mother). Hendrawan is the 3rd child of 4 children. His last education is in the Senior High School. Hendrawan began to play badminton since he was 10 years old and began his top level career at Cipayung National Training Centre or Camp. He retired from Indonesian team in 2003. His current career is as the national men's single coach at Cipayung. Generally people call him Wawan.

Achievements

*1993: Winner, French Open
*1994: Quarter finalist, Singapore Open; quarter finalist, Malaysia Open
*1995: Semifinalist, Korea Open; runner up, Swiss Open; runner up, Denmark Open; winner, Russia Open Open; 3rd round, All-England
*1996: Quarter finalist, Swedish Open; round of 16, All England; quarter finalist, Denmark Open; round of 16, German Open
*1997: Round of 16, Chinese Taipei Open; round of 16, India Open; round of 16, Indonesia Open] ; round of 16, Singapore Open; runner up, Asian Championdhips; Semi finalist, Indonesian National Championships; 3rd round, China Open; winner, Thailand Open
*1998: Runner up, Asian Games Bangkok; winner, Singapore Open; winner, Thomas Cup with the Indonesian Team
*2000: Winner, Thomas Cup with the [Indonesian national badminton team|Indonesian Team; winner, Thailand Open; silver medal, 2000 Summer Olympics; runner up, Japan Open
*2001: Winner, men's singles at the IBF World Championships; runner up with the Indonesian Team at the Sudirman Cup
*2002: Winner, Thomas Cup with the Indonesian Team

External links

* [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/playerinfo.asp?playerid=3036 BWF Profile]
* [http://www.tokohindonesia.com/ensiklopedi/h/hendrawan/index.shtml Hendrawan's profile] id