Alan Budikusuma is a former Chinese Indonesian

Chinese Indonesian

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 badminton

Badminton

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 player who excelled at the world level from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.

In 1991 he was runner-up to China

China

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's Zhao Jianhua

Zhao Jianhua

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 at the IBF World Championships in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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. He won the 1992 Olympic

1992 Summer Olympics

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 men's singles gold medal

Gold medal

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 at Barcelona

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, defeating fellow countryman Ardy Wiranata

Ardy Wiranata

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 in the final. Among his titles, all in singles, are the Thailand Open

Thailand Open (badminton)

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 (1989, 1991), China Open

China Open (badminton)

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 (1991), German Open

German Open (badminton)

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 (1992), Indonesian Open

Indonesia Open (badminton)

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 (1993), World Cup

Badminton World Cup

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 (1993), and Malaysian Open

Malaysia Open (badminton)

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(1995). Budikusuma was a member of world champion Indonesian

Indonesia national badminton team

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 Thomas Cup

Thomas Cup

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 teams in 1994 and 1996. He is married to Susi Susanti (王蓮香), a women's badminton Olympic gold medalist (also in 1992) and one of the most accomplished women's players in the history of the sport.