Johan Wahjudi (; 10 February 1953 – 15 November 2019) was an Indonesian
badminton
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player. Though he played some singles at the international level early in his career, he soon became a doubles specialist noted for his alert and consistent play alongside his more mercurial partner
Tjun Tjun
Tjun Tjun () is a retired Chinese-Indonesian badminton player.
Career
Though a world level singles player early in his career, he became one of the sport's greatest ever doubles specialists. His game was notable for its speed, power, accuracy, ...
.
Career
Wahjudi and Tjun won men's doubles in the
IBF's first
World Championships
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in 1977.
They also won 6
All England Open Badminton Championships
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between 1974 and 1980 during which time their losses were rare and they were clearly the world's number one team. Wahjudi played on
Indonesia's world champion
Thomas Cup
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(men's international) teams of
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
and
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
winning all of his matches in partnership with Tjun Tjun.
[Davis, 126, 128.]
Achievements
World Championships
''Men's doubles''
Asian Games
''Men's doubles''
Southeast Asian Games
''Men's doubles''
International Open Tournaments (12 titles, 2 runners-up)
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
Invitational Tournament
''Men's doubles''
References
1953 births
2019 deaths
Indonesian male badminton players
Asian Games medalists in badminton
Badminton players at the 1974 Asian Games
Indonesian people of Chinese descent
Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia
Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games
Competitors at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games
Sportspeople from Malang
20th-century Indonesian people
21st-century Indonesian people
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