Njoo Kiem Bie
Indonesian badminton player (1927–2008)
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Njoo Kiem Bie (naturalized name Koesbianto) (Chinese: 楊金美; pinyin: Yáng Jīnměi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iûⁿ Kim-bí; 17 September 1927 – 7 January 2008) was a male badminton player from Indonesia in the 1950s. His biggest achievement was helping to bring the Thomas Cup (world men's team title) to Indonesia for the first time, as a doubles player in the 1958 series in Singapore, and helping to defend that title in 1961 in Jakarta.
BornNjoo Kiem Bie
17 September 1927
17 September 1927
Died7 January 2008 (aged 80)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Country
Indonesia
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| Born | Njoo Kiem Bie 17 September 1927 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 January 2008 (aged 80) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||
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Private life
His wife's name was Sisca Ling. He had two children, Lucy and Maria.
Clubs
- POR Tionghoa, PB Happy, PB Rajawali, PB Suryanaga
Achievements
As a player
- Winning men's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles All Surabaya and East Java Badminton Championship between 1942 and 1956
- Member of world champion Thomas Cup team 1958 at Singapore
- Member of world champion Thomas Cup team 1961 at Jakarta
- Winning Indonesia National Championships in men's doubles (1960, 1964) and mixed doubles (1955)[2]
As a staff member
Honours
- Anugerah Satya Lencana Kebudayaan from President Sukarno
- Tanda kehormatan Menteri Pertahanan Keamanan L.B. Moerdani
- Satya Lencana Kelas 1 PB PBSI
- Tanda Kehormatan Gubernur Akabri Laut Soeprapto
- Tanda Kehormatan Presiden IBF Ron Palmer
- Tanda kehormatan East Java Gouvernour Mohammad Noer and Ketua DPRD Jawa Timur M. Said