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Njoo Kiem Bie

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Njoo Kiem Bie
Personal information
Birth nameNjoo Kiem Bie
Country Indonesia
Born(1927-09-17)17 September 1927
Surabaya, Indonesia
Died7 January 2008(2008-01-07) (aged 80)
Surabaya, Indonesia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 1958 Singapore Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1961 Jakarta Men's team

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.

Private life

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His wife's name was Sisca Ling. He had two children, Lucy and Maria.

Clubs

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  • POR Tionghoa, PB Happy, PB Rajawali, PB Suryanaga

Achievements

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As a player

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  • 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

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  • Expert Council PBSI East Java
  • PB PBSI's Generally Opinion and Expert Council

Honours

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References

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Cited
  1. ^ The Jakarta Post: Shuttler Nyoo Kiem Bie died at 80
  2. ^ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 203, 204.
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