Njoo Kiem Bie
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| Njoo Kiem Bie | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Koesbianto Setiadharma Atmaja |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Born | September 17, 1927 Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
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Njoo Kiem Bie (naturalized name Koesbianto) (Chinese: 楊金美; pinyin: Yáng Jīnměi; 17 September 1927 – 7 January 2008) was a male badminton player from Indonesia in 1950s. His biggest achievement was helping to bring the Thomas Cup (world men's team title) to Indonesia for the first time, as a doubles player in the 1958 series in Singapore, and helping to defend that title in 1961 in Jakarta.
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Private life
His wife's name was Sisca Ling. He had two children, Lucy and Maria.
Clubs
- POR Tionghoa, PB Happy, PB Rajawali, PB Suryanaga
Achievements
As a player
- Winning men's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles All Surabaya and East Java Badminton Championship between 1942 and 1956
- Member of world champion Thomas Cup team 1958 at Singapore
- Member of world champion Thomas Cup team 1961 at Jakarta
- Winning Indonesia National Championships in men's doubles (1960, 1964) and mixed doubles (1955)[2]
As a staff member
Honours
- Anugerah Satya Lencana Kebudayaan from President Soekarno
- Tanda kehormatan Menteri Pertahanan Keamanan L.B. Moerdani
- Satya Lencana Kelas 1 PB PBSI
- Tanda Kehormatan Gubernur Akabri Laut Soeprapto
- Tanda Kehormatan Presiden IBF Ron Palmer
- Tanda kehormatan East Java Gouvernour Mohammad Noer and Ketua DPRD Jawa Timur M. Said
References
- Indopos: Kaget Dapat Rumah dari Bung Karno (Indonesian)
- Indopos: Stres kalau Banyak Nganggur (Indonesian)
- Indopos: Tan Joe Hok, Tenar setelah Mengalahkan Kiem Bie (Indonesian)
- Cited
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- (Indonesian) Kompas: Om Njoo Gembira obituary
- (Indonesian) Jawa Pos: Om Njoo Gembira obituary
- (English) Brown, Collin: Sport,Politics and Ethnicity: Playing Badminton for Indonesia
- ↑ The Jakarta Post: Shuttler Nyoo Kiem Bie died at 80
- ↑ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 203, 204.
