| Rudy Hartono Kurniawan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hartono in 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Nio Hap Liang 梁海量[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1949 Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles Men's doubles Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rudy Hartono Kurniawan (born Nio Hap Liang (Chinese: 梁海量; pinyin: Liáng Hǎiliàng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Niô͘ Hái-liâng);[2] 18 August 1949) is an Indonesian former badminton player holding the record of winning the men's singles title at the All-England Championship eight times,[3] including seven times consecutively from 1968 to 1974.[4] He won the World Championship in 1980 on his only attempt at this title. He is one of the most famous players in the history of the sport and is considered to be one of the greatest badminton players of all time.[5][6]
- ^ a b "60 Years of Asian Heroes: Rudy Hartono". TIME Magazine. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 12 January 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
- ^ Suryadinata, Leo (2012). Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume I & II. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 455–7. ISBN 978-981-4345-21-7.
- ^ "Eight-Win Record By The Maestro". The Straits Times. 29 March 1976. p. 24. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Punch fails and Rudy makes it 7-in-a-row". The Straits Times. 24 March 1974. p. 22. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "I'd still rule badminton today if I were in my prime, says Hartono". The New Paper. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Rudy Hartono". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 May 2022.