Christian Hadinata

Christian Hadinata, born on 11 December 1949, is an Indonesian former badminton player and coach, remembered as one of the great doubles players in the history of the sport. Early in his career he was a fine singles player and reached the final of the All England Championships in 1973, but his lasting reputation rests on doubles. At the 1980 IBF World Championships in Jakarta he won two gold medals, in men's doubles with Ade Chandra and in mixed doubles with Imelda Wiguna. He played for Indonesia for 15 years from 1971 and, across six consecutive Thomas Cup campaigns from 1973 to 1986, dropped only one match, helping Indonesia win the cup four times. He was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2001, later served as a coach and as director of national training for the Indonesian badminton association, and is affectionately known as Ko Ko Chris.