Alan Budikusuma

Alan Budikusuma
Personal information
Birth name	Goei Djien Phang 魏仁芳
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1968-03-29) March 29, 1968 Surabaya, Indonesia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Singles World Championships 1991 Copenhagen Singles Asian Games 1990 Beijing Team 1990 Beijing Singles Badminton World Cup 1993 New Delhi Singles Thomas Cup 1996 Hong Kong Team 1994 Jakarta Team 1992 Kuala Lumpur Team Sudirman Cup 1995 Lausanne Team

Alexander Alan Budikusuma (born March 29, 1968 as Goei Djien Phang; Chinese: 魏仁芳) 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 fiance Susi Susanti, was historical for Indonesia winning the first Olympic golden medals in 50 years history of the country. Some estimated a crowd of at least 500,000; others estimated more than a million Indonesians were lining the streets of the massive, sprawling city of Jakarta when Susi Susanti and Alan Budikusuma came home in August 1992 and received a two-hour parade. They stood in an open car with leis and Olympic gold medals around their necks and inched toward the national monument in Merdeka square, on Sudirman, the main street, they could hardly move; it was jammed with people all shouting congratulations to the new badminton hero's.^[1]

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.

Personal life

He is married to Susi Susanti (王蓮香), a women's badminton Olympic gold medalist (also in 1992) and one of the most accomplished women's players in the history of the sport. Together they have three children Lourencia Averina, born 1999, Albertus Edward, born in 2000 and Sebastianus Frederick, born in 2003. Alan and Susi have a badminton club in Jakarta Utara. Alan Budi has a younger brother named Yohan Hadikusuma who is also a badminton player but representing Hong Kong.

In 2004, Alan and Susi established ASTEC (Alan and Susy Technology), a sport equipment corporation, to support their family. They use materials from Japan for the rackets and produced them in China. This brand has been growing up lately and marketed in most area in Indonesia.

Open Tournaments

Year	Tournament	Opponent in the Final	Score	Result
1997	Vietnam Open	Chen Gang	6-15, 15-9, 3-15	Runner-up
1995	Malaysia Open	Ardy Wiranata	15-5, 15-8	Winner
1995	Hong Kong Open	Hariyanto Arbi	18-13, 13-15, 4-15	Runner-up
1993	German Open	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	5-15, 2-15	Runner-up
1993	Indonesia Open	Fung Permadi	15-10, 14-17, 15-4	Winner
1992	German Open	Joko Suprianto	15-11, 15-2	Winner
1992	Thailand Open	Joko Suprianto	10-15, 15-10, 11-15	Runner-up
1992	Korea Open	Wu Wenkai	7-15, 11-15	Runner-up
1991	China Open	Zhao Jianhua	7-15, 15-5, 15-12	Winner
1991	Thailand Open	Sompol Kukasemkij	14-17, 15-1, 15-10	Winner
1989	Dutch Open	Eddy Kurniawan	15-7, 15-12	Winner
1989	Thailand Open	Sompol Kukasemkij	17-14, 15-8	Winner
1989	Swedish Open	Morten Frost	4-15, 4-15	Runner-up

References

• "Alan Budikusuma". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.