Tan Joe Hok
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| Tan Joe Hok | |
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| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Hendra Kartanegara |
| Date of birth | August 11, 1937 |
| Place of birth | Bandung, Central Java |
| Country |  Indonesia |
Tan Joe Hok (Hendra Kartanegara, Chinese: 陈甲亮; pinyin: Chén Jiǎliàng) (born August 11, 1937) is an Indonesian badminton hero.
He lived in Bandung until he finished high school. He received his B.S. in Chemistry and Biology from Baylor University, Texas, United States.
He was the first Indonesian to win the All England Open (1959) and the first Indonesian to win a gold medal in Asian Games (1962). He has many other notable achievements in the badminton field, both as a player and a coach, most particularly, winning all but one of his singles matches for Indonesia's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1958, 1961, and 1964.
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[edit] Personal
He married Goei Kiok Nio in 1965 and they have two children.
[edit] Education
- Elementary school, Junior High School and Senior High School at Bandung
- Premedical Major in Chemistry & Biologi Universitas Baylor, Texas, AS (1959-1963)
[edit] Career and achievements
- Winning National Championships at Surabaya (1956)
- Member of Squad Indonesian Team who won Thomas Cup at Singapore (1958)
- First Indonesian badminton men's player who won All England (1959)
- First Indonesian badminton men's player who won Asian Games gold medal (1962)
- Member of Squad Team Thomas Cup Indonesia (1964-1967)
- Badminton coach at Mexico (1969-1970)
- Badminton coach at Hong Kong (1971)
- Coach of Indonesia Thomas Cup Team at Kuala Lumpur (1984)
- Badminton coach at PB Jarum Kudus
- Mandala Pest Control Director (since 1973)
- Best Sport Coach by SIWO/PWI Jaya version (1984)
[edit] See also
- Famous Indonesian Chinese
- Indonesian Chinese
- Asian Games
- All England Cup
[edit] External links
- (id) Tan Joe Hok, Tenar setelah Mengalahkan Kiem Bie
- (id) Tan Joe Hok, Bangga Jadi Kebanggaan Bangsa
- (en) Tan Joe Hok assails discrimination
- (en) Tan Joe Hok's citizenship saga
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