Tan Joe Hok, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tan Joe Hok

badminton player

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1937

Place of Birth: Bandung, Indonesia

Profession: badminton player

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Tan Joe Hok

  • Tan Joe Hok (Indonesian name: Hendra Kartanegara, Chinese: ???; pinyin: Chén Youfu; born 11 August 1937) is an Indonesian former badminton player, who along with Ferry Sonneville and a cadre of fine doubles players set the foundation for an Indonesian badminton dynasty by dethroning then-perennial Thomas Cup champion Malaya in 1958. Tan Joe Hok lived in Bandung until he finished high school.
  • He received his degree in Chemistry and Biology from Baylor University, Texas, United States. He was the first Indonesian to win the All England Open in 1959 and the first Indonesian to win a gold medal in Asian Games, which happened at home in 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 the badminton field, both as a player and a coach, most particularly, winning all but one of his singles matches for Indonesia's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1958, 1961, and 1964.

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