Puspa Arumsari (born 10 March 1993) is an Indonesian pencak silat practitioner. She is a gold medalist at the 2016 Pencak Silat World Championship which was coincidentally held in Indonesia.[2] Puspa represented Indonesia at the 2018 Asian Games and claimed gold medal in the women's individual tunggal event where Pencak silat was one of the newest sports to be introduced at the 2018 Asian Games.[3][4] This became Indonesia's first Asian Games gold medal in its own martial art, pencak silat.[5]

Puspa Arumsari
Born (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 31)
Jakarta, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb; 8 st 7 lb)
StylePencak silat
Medal record
Women's pencak silat
Representing  Indonesia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Denpasar single
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melaka single
Silver medal – second place 2015 Phuket single
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melaka solo creative
World Martial Arts Masterships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cheongju single
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang single
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines single
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia single
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam single
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur single
ASEAN University Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Palembang single[1]

Achievements edit

International Games / Tournaments
Year Venue Event Result Games / Tournaments
2014 Palembang, Indonesia Women's single   Gold ASEAN University Games[6]
2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Women's single   Silver Malaysia Open
2015 Phuket, Thailand Women's single   Silver 16th World Pencak Silat Championships
2016 Denpasar, Indonesia Women's single   Gold 17th World Pencak Silat Championships[7]
2017 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Women's single   Bronze Southeast Asian Games
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia Women's single   Gold Asian Games
2019 Cheongju, South Korea Women's single   Bronze World Martial Arts Masterships
2019 Antwerp, Belgium Women's single   Gold Belgium Open[8]
2019 Subic Bay, Philippines Women's single   Gold Southeast Asian Games
2022 Hanoi, Vietnam Women's single   Silver Southeast Asian Games
2022 Melaka, Malaysia Women's single   Gold 19th World Pencak Silat Championships[9]
2022 Melaka, Malaysia Women's solo creative   Silver 19th World Pencak Silat Championships
2023 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Women's single   Gold Southeast Asian Games

References edit

  1. ^ "Indonesia Collects Three More Golds In Pencak Silat". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Arumsari Puspa | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  3. ^ "Asian Games: Puspa Arumsari sets new milestone in pencak silat - The Jakarta Post". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  4. ^ "Asian Games (pencak silat) - Puspa Arumsari won Indonesia's first gold medal in pencak silat". Antara News. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  5. ^ "Puspa Arumsari Pencak Silat Win adds Indonesia's Gold Tally to 13". Tempo. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  6. ^ "Puspa Atlet Pencak Silat Kelas Dunia yang Bela Jakarta di PON Papua". Antaranews. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  7. ^ "Kejuaraan Dunia: Pesilat Indonesia Rebut 6 Emas". Liputan 6. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Keren Atlet Pencak Silat Borong Delapan Emas di Belgia". Newsreal. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Indonesia Raih Predikat Juara Umum di Kejuaraan Pencak Silat Dunia". Liputan 6. Retrieved 1 August 2022.