Njoo Kiem Bie
| Njoo Kiem Bie | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Koesbianto Setiadharma Atmaja |
| Country |
 Indonesia |
| Born |
September 17, 1927 Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Died |
January 7, 2008 (aged 80) Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
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.
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
- ↑ 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.
External links
- (Indonesian) Kompas: Om Njoo Gembira obituary
- (Indonesian) Jawa Pos: Om Njoo Gembira obituary
- (English) Brown, Collin: Sport,Politics and Ethnicity: Playing Badminton for Indonesia
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