Sony Dwi Kuncoro

Sony Dwi Kuncoro is a former Indonesian badminton player, born on 7 July 1984, who played men's singles. His father introduced him to the game at the age of seven and he joined a Surabaya club the next year. He won the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympic Games by beating Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand in the bronze medal match, took silver at the 2007 World Championships after losing the final to Lin Dan, and added bronze in 2009. He was also three-time Asian Champion in 2002, 2003 and 2005, and reached a career high of world number 3 on 7 October 2004. On the way to his world championship medals he beat Lee Chong Wei in 2007 and 2009.