Hendra Setiawan | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Indonesia |
Born | Pemalang, Central Java, Indonesia | 25 August 1984
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Christian Hadinata Sigit Pamungkas Herry Iman Pierngadi Aryono Miranat |
Men's doubles | |
Career record | 631 wins, 240 losses |
Highest ranking | 1 (with Markis Kido 27 September 2007) 1 (with Mohammad Ahsan 21 November 2013) 20 (with Tan Boon Heong 30 November 2017) |
Current ranking | 17 (with Mohammad Ahsan 16 April 2024) |
Medal record | |
BWF profile |
Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984) is an Indonesian badminton player. He is an Olympic Games gold medalist, four-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time All England champion. With these achievements, Setiawan has collected all major individual titles in badminton.[1][2] He is considered to be one of the greatest players in badminton history.[3]
Setiawan was ranked first in the men's doubles with two different partners. Together with Markis Kido, he achieved the world no. 1 in September 2007, and with Mohammad Ahsan in November 2013.[4] He has collected six gold medals at the SEA Games with the acquisition of 3 in the men's doubles, and 3 in the team event.[5] Teamed-up with Kido, he won the men's doubles titles at the 2005 and 2009 Asian Championships;[6] the 2006 World Cup;[7] the 2007 World Championships; the 2008 Olympic Games; and the 2010 Asian Games.[2][3]
Setiawan had also played in the mixed doubles discipline, and his best result was in 2010 Indonesia Open, finishing as runner-ups with his partner Anastasia Russkikh from Russia.[8] He made a new strong partnership with Mohammad Ahsan at the end of 2012.[9] They had won numerous prestigious titles including the 2013, 2015 and 2019 World Championships;[2] the gold medal in 2014 Asian Games, winning the All England twice, and winning three times at the BWF Superseries Finals.[1] Setiawan holds the record as the oldest player who won the World Championships title, at the age of 35.[10]