Meet Rudy Hartono, the Indonesian Badminton Maestro
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Jakarta – Indonesia has a lot of talented athlete, one is Rudy Hartono. He is a badminton legend who has made his country proud by winning the most All England trophies.
Rudy Hartono's achievements were not only at the All England, he has also achieved success in several other places. Read below to know more about Rudy Hartono, as reported by various sources.
Rudy Hartono of full name Rudy Hartono Kurniawan or in other words Nio Hap Liang was born on August 18, 1949 and was a Indonesian badminton legend.
Rudy Hartono Kurniawan.
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He was the second person to win the All England and won the most trophies, namely eight times in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1976.
This achievement seems difficult for other badminton athletes to achieve.
As information, he is the third of nine children. His parents owned a cow's milk pressing business in Wonokromo, East Java.
When he was a kid, he had a lot of interest in the world of sports such as Athletics, Swimming, Volleyball and Football.
However, when he was 9 years old, he chose to take up badmintonWhen he was 11 years old, his father realized Rudy Hartono's talent; playing badminton.
Then, Rudy Hartono's father joined the Oke Badminton Association which was founded by his father.
In addition winning the most trophies at All England, Hartono also gained many achievements such as the Denmark Open, Singapore Open, Japan Open and Jakarta Open. In 1972, Rudy Hartono won a gold medal at the German Olympics.
