Njoo Kiem Bie

Badminton player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBadminton player
A.K.A.Koesbianto Setiadharma Atmaja
A.K.A.Koesbianto Setiadharma Atmaja
PlacesIndonesia
wasAthlete Badminton player Sports coach Badminton coach
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth17 September 1927, Surabaya, Indonesia
Death7 January 2008Surabaya, Indonesia (aged 80 years)
Star signVirgo
The details

Biography

Njoo Kiem Bie (naturalized name Koesbianto) (Chinese: 楊金美; pinyin: Yáng Jīnměi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iûⁿ Kim-bí; 17 September 1927 – 7 January 2008) was a male badminton player from Indonesia in the 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)

As a staff member

  • Expert Council PBSI East Java
  • PB PBSI's Generally Opinion and Expert Council

Honours

  • Anugerah Satya Lencana Kebudayaan from President Sukarno
  • 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
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