Rudy Gunawan

Rudy Gunawan
Personal information
Country  Indonesia
Born (1966-12-31) December 31, 1966
Solo, Indonesia
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.905 m)
Handedness Right
Coach Rudy Hartono, Christian Hadinata
Men's Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Highest ranking First rank (1995)
Current ranking 132 (December 4, 2014)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Competitor for  Indonesia
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Men's Doubles
World Championships
1993 Birmingham Men's Doubles
World Cup
1990 Jakarta Mixed Doubles
1991 Macau Mixed Doubles
1992 Guangzhou Mixed Doubles
All England
1992 London Men's Doubles
1994 London Men's Doubles
Grand Prix
1990 Bali Men's Doubles
1993 Kuala Lumpur Men's Doubles
1994 Bangkok Men's Doubles
Thomas Cup
1988 Kuala Lumpur Men's Doubles
1990 Tokyo Men's Doubles
1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's Doubles
1994 Jakarta Men's Doubles
1996 Hong Kong Men's Doubles

Rudy Gunawan (Chinese: 郭宏源) (born December 31, 1966 in Solo, Central Java) is a well-known Indonesian badminton player in the era of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is 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 twice competed in the Summer Olympics. In the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, the pair of Rudy Gunawan / Eddy Hartono gained a silver medal after losing in the final of the legendary players of Korea, Park Joo Bong / Kim Moon Soo. In the semifinals Eddy Hartono / Gunawan conquer the mainstay of China, Li Yongbo / Column Bingyi who were at that time champion contenders. While in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Rudy Gunawan paired with Bambang Suprianto lost in the round of 16.

Achievements

Men's Doubles

Mixed Doubles

Career

Rudy Gunawan (not to be confused with fellow countryman Tony Gunawan, about eight years his junior or Susi Susanti's brother) was 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 countyrmen, Eddy Hartono and Bambang Suprianto. These included the prestgious All-England title in 1992 and 1994, the World Badminton Grand Prix in 1990 and 1993, the Southeast Asian 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 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).

After badminton

Rudy 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 he 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.

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