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Rudy Gunawan

This article is about the badminton player. For the politician, see Rudy Gunawan (politician).

Rudy Gunawan (Chinese: 郭宏源; born 31 December 1966) is a former Indonesian badminton player who played between 1980s and 1990s. He is arguably one of the best doubles players ever to play for Indonesia. Rudy Gunawan won various international championships, both in the men's doubles and mixed doubles events. He has paired up with players such as Eddy Hartono, Rosiana Tendean, Bambang Suprianto, and Ricky Subagja. He was on the Thomas Cup team of Indonesia five times (1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996) but only won gold in 1994 and 1996. In addition, he helped strengthen the Indonesian team in the race for 1989, Sudirman Cup.

Rudy Gunawan
Personal information
Birth nameGunawan[1]
CountryIndonesia
Born (1966-12-31) 31 December 1966 (age 57)
Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
ResidenceOrange County, California, United States[1]
Height6 ft 2 in (1.905 m)
HandednessRight
CoachRudy Hartono
Christian Hadinata
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (1995)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Jakarta Men's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1990 Bandung–Jakarta Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Macau Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1992 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1990 Bandung–Jakarta Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Ho Chi Minh Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Bangkok Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Guangzhou Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 1989 Jakarta Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Jakarta Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Tokyo Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Semarang Men's team
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Qingdao Men's doubles
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1989 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Manila Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Singapore Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Singapore Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Manila Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Singapore Men's doubles
BWF profile

Rudy twice competed in the Summer Olympics. In the 1992 Olympics, Rudy and Eddy won a silver medal following the defeat in the final match to South Korean pair Park Joo-bong and Kim Moon-soo. In the 1996 Olympics, Rudy and Bambang pair lost in the round of 16.

Career

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Rudy Gunawan was a member of world champion Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in 1994 and 1996, winning his final round match on both occasions. He won men's doubles at the 1993 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England with Ricky Subagja. However, he shared most of his international men's doubles titles with two other fellow countrymen, Eddy Hartono and Bambang Suprianto. These included the prestigious All-England title in 1992 and 1994, the World Badminton Grand Prix in 1990 and 1993, the SEA Games in 1991; as well as the Indonesia (1989, 1992, 1995), Dutch (1989, 1991), Singapore (1990), Thailand (1991, 1993), China (1993), Chinese Taipei (1994), and U.S. (1995) Opens. Gunawan was a silver medalist at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona with Eddy Hartono. He also shared a number of international mixed doubles titles, including victories at the Indonesia (1990, 1993), Hong Kong (1993), Polish (1993) Opens and World Cup for 3 years running (1990 - 1991).

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1992 Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain   Eddy Hartono   Kim Moon-soo
  Park Joo-bong 		11–15, 7–15   Silver [2]

World Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1989 Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia   Eddy Hartono   Chen Hongyong
  Chen Kang 		11–15, 7–15   Bronze [3]
1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England   Ricky Subagja   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		15–11, 15–3   Gold [4]

World Cup

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1988 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Eddy Hartono   Li Yongbo
  Tian Bingyi 		15–8, 5–15, 11–15   Bronze [5]
1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China   Eddy Hartono   Li Yongbo
  Tian Bingyi 		7–15, 4–15   Bronze [6]
1990 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Eddy Hartono   Jalani Sidek
  Razif Sidek 		17–14, 8–15, 7–15   Silver [7]
1994 Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium,
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 		  Bambang Suprianto   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		13–18, 15–2, 16–17   Silver [8]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1990 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Rosiana Tendean   Jan Paulsen
  Gillian Gowers 		11–15, 15–9, 15–3   Gold [7]
1991 Macau Forum, Macau   Rosiana Tendean   Thomas Lund
  Pernille Dupont 		15–10, 15–9   Gold [9]
1992 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China   Rosiana Tendean   Jan Paulsen
  Gillian Gowers 		17–15, 15–9   Gold [10]

Asian Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China   Eddy Hartono   Kim Moon-soo
  Park Joo-bong 		10–15, 8–15   Bronze [11]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China   Rosiana Tendean   Park Joo-bong
  Chung Myung-hee 		9–15, 4–15   Bronze [12]
1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan   Eliza Nathanael   Yoo Yong-sung
  Chung So-young 		7–15, 6–15   Bronze [13]

Asian Cup

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China   Bambang Suprianto   Cheah Soon Kit
  Yap Kim Hock 		6–15, 14–17   Bronze [14][15]

SEA Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1989 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Eddy Hartono   Jalani Sidek
  Razif Sidek 		15–11, 15–12   Gold [16]
1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines   Eddy Hartono   Jalani Sidek
  Razif Sidek 		15–11, 15–6   Gold [17]
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore   Denny Kantono   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		2–15, 15–12, 14–17   Bronze [18]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore   Eliza Nathanael   Denny Kantono
  Minarti Timur 		15–6, 18–15   Gold [19]

IBF World Grand Prix (19 titles, 18 runners-up)

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The World Badminton Grand Prix, sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1987 Dutch Open   Bambang Subagio   Mark Christiansen
  Stefan Karlsson 		8–15, 2–15   Runner-up [20]
1988 Dutch Open   Eddy Hartono   Michael Kjeldsen
  Jens Peter Nierhoff 		12–15, 15–7, 4–15   Runner-up [21]
1988 World Grand Prix Finals   Eddy Hartono   Jalani Sidek
  Razif Sidek 		15–10, 6–15, 8–15   Runner-up [22]
1989 All England Open   Eddy Hartono   Lee Sang-bok
  Park Joo-bong 		8–15, 7–15   Runner-up [23]
1989 Dutch Open   Eddy Hartono   Jan Paulsen
  Henrik Svarrer 		15–11, 15–2   Winner [24]
1989 Indonesia Open   Eddy Hartono   Jalani Sidek
  Razif Sidek 		15–9, 15–7   Winner [25]
1990 Singapore Open   Eddy Hartono   Li Yongbo
  Tian Bingyi 		15–4, 15–8   Winner [26]
1990 World Grand Prix Finals   Eddy Hartono   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		15–6, 15–8   Winner [27]
1991 Indonesia Open   Eddy Hartono   Kim Moon-soo
  Park Joo-bong 		15–18, 13–15   Runner-up [28]
1991 Dutch Open   Eddy Hartono   Jan Paulsen
  Henrik Svarrer 		15–2, 15–11   Winner [29]
1991 German Open   Eddy Hartono   Jon Holst-Christensen
  Thomas Lund 		15–9, 15–11   Winner [30]
1991 Thailand Open   Eddy Hartono   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		15–3, 15–11   Winner [31]
1992 All England Open   Eddy Hartono   Jan Paulsen
  Henrik Svarrer 		15–10, 15–12   Winner [32]
1992 Indonesia Open   Eddy Hartono   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja 		15–12, 15–5   Winner [33]
1992 German Open   Bambang Suprianto   Jon Holst-Christensen
  Thomas Lund 		6–15, 15–2, 9–15   Runner-up [34]
1993 Thailand Open   Bambang Suprianto   Imay Hendra
  Dicky Purwotjugiono 		15–5, 15–7   Winner [35]
1993 China Open   Bambang Suprianto   Chen Hongyong
  Chen Kang 		15–12, 15–12   Winner [36]
1993 World Grand Prix Finals   Bambang Suprianto   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja 		11–15, 15–10, 15–9   Winner [37]
1994 Chinese Taipei Open   Bambang Suprianto   Jens Eriksen
  Christian Jakobsen 		15–1, 15–8   Winner [38]
1994 All England Open   Bambang Suprianto   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja 		15–12, 15–12   Winner [39]
1994 Indonesia Open   Bambang Suprianto   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja 		15–10, 4–15, 15–18   Runner-up [40]
1994 Hong Kong Open   Bambang Suprianto   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja 		12–15, 17–14, 7–15   Runner-up [41]
1994 World Grand Prix Finals   Bambang Suprianto   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja 		10–15, 7–15   Runner-up [42]
1995 Japan Open   Bambang Suprianto   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja 		8–15, 9–15   Runner-up [43]
1995 Indonesia Open   Bambang Suprianto   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono 		15–12, 15–9   Winner [44]
1995 U.S. Open   Bambang Suprianto   Huang Zhanzhong
  Jiang Xin 		15–3, 15–10   Winner [45]
1995 Hong Kong Open   Bambang Suprianto   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kang Kyung-jin 		15–17, 15–12, 3–15   Runner-up [46]
1995 World Grand Prix Finals   Bambang Suprianto   Cheah Soon Kit
  Yap Kim Hock 		18–13, 2–15, 12–15   Runner-up [47]
1996 Japan Open   Bambang Suprianto   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja 		8–15, 15–12, 12–15   Runner-up [48]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1988 Denmark Open   Lilik Sudarwati   Jesper Knudsen
  Nettie Nielsen 		7–15, 4–15   Runner-up [49]
1989 Dutch Open   Rosiana Tendean   Eddy Hartono
  Verawaty Fadjrin 		5–15, 5–15   Runner-up [50]
1989 German Open   Rosiana Tendean   Jan Paulsen
  Gillian Gowers 		16–18, 8–15   Runner-up [51]
1989 Indonesia Open   Rosiana Tendean   Eddy Hartono
  Verawaty Fadjrin 		7–15, 2–15   Runner-up [52]
1990 Indonesia Open   Rosiana Tendean   Aryono Miranat
  Erma Sulistianingsih 		15–5, 11–15, 15–4   Winner [53]
1993 French Open   Rosiana Tendean   Aryono Miranat
  Eliza Nathanael 		7–15, 12–15   Runner-up [54]
1993 Indonesia Open   Rosiana Tendean   Paulus Firman
  S. Herawati 		15–7, 15–3   Winner [55]
1993 Hong Kong Open   Rosiana Tendean   Aryono Miranat
  Rosalina Riseu 		15–12, 15–6   Winner [56]
  IBF Grand Prix tournament
  IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

IBF International (1 title)

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Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1993 Polish International   Rosiana Tendean   Paulus Firman
  S. Herawati 		15–8, 15–3   Winner [57]

Invitational Tournament

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1989 Konica Cup   Eddy Hartono   Jalani Sidek
  Razif Sidek 		12–15, 8–15   Runner-up [58]

After badminton

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Gunawan retired from competitive badminton following the 1996 season, and turned to Christian ministry work in Indonesian villages. In 1999, he went to California for study and received a B.A. degree in theology from Promise Christian University. He is currently serving as a senior pastor in both the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. Although he has retired from the Indonesian badminton team, he has not retired from the sport. As of 2014, he currently is a coach at the Orange County Badminton Club located in Orange County, California and is also a coach of the USA national badminton team. Not only does the coach, but he is also a professional player, again making a comeback into professional badminton with partner Ryan Chew. As of 2015 he currently ranked 132 in men's doubles.

Family

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Gunawan married to Febijane N. Lumingkewas on 11 December 1992 and have 5 children; 4 boys and 1 girl.

His mother, Sally Young, was the daughter of Fifi Young an Indonesian actress of mixed French and Chinese and Njoo Cheong Seng a Chinese-Indonesian playwright and film director.

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