Alan Budikusuma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Alan Budikusuma

badminton player

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1968

Place of Birth: Surabaya, Indonesia

Profession: badminton player

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Alan Budikusuma

  • Alexander Alan Budikusuma Wiratama (born 29 March 1968, as Goei Djien Phang; Chinese: ???) is a former Indonesian badminton player who excelled at the world level from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. In 1991 he was runner-up to China's Zhao Jianhua at the IBF World Championships in Copenhagen.
  • He won the 1992 Olympic men's singles gold medal at Barcelona, defeating fellow countryman Ardy Wiranata in the final.
  • This achievement, together with a gold medal for his then fiancé Susi Susanti, was historical for Indonesia winning the first Olympic golden medals in 50 years history of the country.
  • A crowd estimated at 500,000 to one million Indonesians lined the streets of Jakarta when Susi Susanti and Alan Budikusuma came home in August 1992 and received a two-hour parade.Among his titles, all in singles, are the Thailand Open (1989, 1991), China Open (1991), German Open (1992), Indonesian Open (1993), World Cup (1993), and Malaysian Open (1995).
  • Budikusuma was a member of world champion Indonesian Thomas Cup teams in 1994.

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