| Liliyana Natsir | |
|---|---|
 Natsir at the 2013 French Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Born | 9 September 1985 Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Years active | 2001–2019 |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Richard Mainaky |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 1 (with Nova Widianto 2 September 2010)[1] 1 (with Tontowi Ahmad 3 May 2018) |
Medal record | |
| BWF profile | |
Liliyana Natsir (born 9 September 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player who specialized in doubles.[2] She is one of the standout front court player, with dexterousness and skill in controlling and executing the shuttlecock.[3] Natsir has tremendous record over more than two decade by winning a gold and a silver from the Olympic Games,[4] and four gold medals at the BWF World Championships.[3] Her achievements are recognized worldwide, and was inducted in the BWF Hall of Fame in 2022.[5]
Natsir was ranked world number 1 in the mixed doubles with two different partner.[6][7] Together with Nova Widianto, she won the gold medal at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships; 2006 World Cup; 2006 Asian Championships; and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[3] Natsir was then paired with Tontowi Ahmad and the two quickly established a strong partnership. The duo clinched the BWF World Championships title in 2013 and 2017; won the 2015 Asian Championships; and also the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[8] Natsir and Ahmad topped the mixed doubles world ranking on 3 May 2018.[7]
Natsir was the second Indonesian woman Olympic gold medalist, after Susi Susanti in 1992, and is later succeeded by Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu in 2021.[9][10] Among her achievements is her three back-to-back titles from the 2012–2014 All England Open;[11][12] and in 2016, she and Ahmad became the first Indonesian mixed doubles pair to win a gold medal at the Olympics.[11][13] She holds the highest number of BWF World Championship titles for mixed doubles.[11]
- ^ BWF Historical Ranking – Mixed Doubles
- ^ "Liliyana Natsir, Indonesia's badminton mixed doubles queen". The Jakarta Post. 4 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Liliyana Natsir – front counrt maverick". Badminton World Federation. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Indonesia's Natsir and Ahmad win badminton mixed doubles". BBC. 4 June 2018.
- ^ "BWF Hall of Fame 2022 – Liliyana Natsir". Badminton World Federation. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Sachetat, Raphael (29 September 2010). "Indonesia – Sudden split of world number #1 Widianto-Natsir". Badzine. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ a b Jaya, Eris Eka (5 May 2018). "Ucapan Selamat bagi Tontowi/Liliyana Setelah Tempati Peringkat 1 Dunia" (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Genius in action: Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir". Badminton World Federation. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Indonesia take shock gold in women's doubles badminton, People's Republic of China claim silver". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "'Four' Sure! – Doubles Finals: Total BWF World Championships 2017". Badminton World Federation. 4 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Shuttler of 2010s: Indonesia's Natsir popular choice". Badminton World Federation. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Liliyana Natsir's Pledge for Glory". Jakarta Globe. 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Natsir and Ahmad claim mixed doubles gold". Fox Sports Asia. 4 June 2018.