Eng Hian
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England (2001–2003)
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Nickname | Didi[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 May 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lia Baiin (m. 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Indonesia (1997–2001, 2003–present) England (2001–2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Christian Hadinata Herry Iman Pierngadi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Eng Hian (simplified Chinese: 徐永贤; traditional Chinese: 徐永賢; pinyin: Xú Yǒngxián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhî Éng-hiân; born 17 May 1977) is an Indonesian badminton player and coach. A men's doubles specialist, he won major international tournaments, most of them in partnership with Flandy Limpele, between 1999 and 2006. They earned a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Their victories included the Korea (1999), Denmark (2000), Singapore (2002), and Japan Opens, and the Copenhagen Masters in 2000 and 2004. Hian and Limpele briefly represented England from 2001 until 2003[3] before returning to PBSI just in time for 2004 Summer Olympics.[4] They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2002. Hian won the Dutch Open with Rian Sukmawan in 2006.
Hian competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Flandy Limpele. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson of Great Britain in the second. In the quarterfinals, Hian and Limpele beat Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of South Korea 15–1, 15–10. They lost the semifinal to Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon, also of Korea, 15–8, 15-2 but won the match against Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark 15–13, 15–7 to finish with the bronze medal.
Controversy
In 2022, he was in trouble for using racist remark against Malaysian shuttlers ethnic Indian Thinaah Muralitharan and ethnic Chinese Pearly Tan during the French Open championship at Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris who he referred to as 'hitam' (black) and 'putih' (white) respectively. His remarks went viral online when it was caught live on television during round 16 of the match.[5][6][7]
Awards
| Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| Candra Wijaya International Badminton Centre Awards | 2017 | The best women's doubles coach | Honored | [8] |
| Government of Indonesia Awards | 2021 | Satyalancana Dharma Olahraga | Honored | [9] |
