Joko Suprianto (born 21 January 1966) is an
Indonesian
Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to:
* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesian ...
former
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
player who was one of the world's leading men's singles players in the early and mid-1990s, a period during which Indonesia was especially deep in top tier singles players, winning many of the world's major events.
Career
Suprianto became world champion in men's singles in the
1993 IBF World Championships
The 1993 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Birmingham, England in 1993.
Venue
*National Indoor Arena
Medalists
Medal table
Events
External linksBWF Results
{{World badminton champs
BWF World Champion ...
, defeating fellow countryman
Hermawan Susanto
Hermawan Susanto (; born 24 September 1967) is a former Indonesian badminton player who played at the world level during the 1990s.
Career
Susanto was one of an impressive cadre of Indonesians who won numerous international tournaments and cap ...
in the final, and was a member of world champion
Indonesian
Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to:
* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesian ...
Thomas Cup
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships h ...
(men's international) teams in
1994
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,
1996
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, and
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
.
He played
badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles) as well as a new event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament was the playoff game for the bronze medal rath ...
in men's singles. He was the #1-seed but was defeated in the quarterfinals by
Malaysia
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's
Rashid Sidek
Datuk Abdul Rashid bin Mohd Sidek (born 6 July 1968) is a Malaysian former badminton player and coach.
Personal life
He is the youngest of the famous five Sidek brothers. Rashid and his siblings gained exposure to badminton from their fat ...
15–5, 15–12. In September 1996, Suprianto once again took top spot in the men's singles world ranking over Chinese top player
Dong Jiong
Dong Jiong (; born 20 August 1973) is a Chinese badminton player who ranked among the world's men's singles elite in the mid and late 1990s.
Career
In a relatively short career at the top level, Dong won some of badminton's biggest events, inc ...
.
Personal life
Suprianto married former Indonesian women's double badminton player,
Zelin Resiana
Zelin Resiana (born 9 July 1972) is an Indonesian former badminton player who specialized in doubles. She trained at the Djarum club. For her achievements in badminton, a statue of her has been unveiled outside GOR Djarum in Tidar, Magelang, and ...
in 1999, and the two have twins on 24 March 2003, Bilqis Prasista and Bilqis Pratista, both join Djarum Badminton Club.
Bilqis Prasista joined
Indonesia national badminton team
The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of Indonesia, the governing body for badminton in Indonesia. Indonesia is one of the only two co ...
in 2020.
Achievements
World Championships
''Men's singles''
World Cup
''Men's singles''
Asian Games
''Men's singles''
Asian Championships
''Men's singles''
Asian Cup
''Men's singles''
Southeast Asian Games
''Men's singles''
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
''Men's singles''
: IBF Grand Prix tournament
: IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament
Invitational tournament
''Men's doubles''
References
External links
BWF Player Profile
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1966 births
Living people
People from Surakarta
Sportspeople from Central Java
Indonesian male badminton players
Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players of Indonesia
Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games
Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia
Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia
Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
Asian Games medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
Competitors at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton
World No. 1 badminton players
21st-century Indonesian people
20th-century Indonesian people