Rudy Gunawan (; born 31 December 1966) is a former Indonesian badminton player who played between 1980s and 1990s.
He is arguably one of the best doubles players ever to play for Indonesia.
Rudy Gunawan won various international championships, both in the men's doubles and mixed doubles events.
He has paired up with players such as Eddy Hartono, Rosiana Tendean, Bambang Suprianto, and Ricky Subagja.
He was on the Thomas Cup team of Indonesia  five times (1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996) but only won gold in 1994 and 1996.
In addition, he helped strengthen the Indonesian team in the race for 1989 Sudirman Cup.
Rudy twice competed in the Summer Olympics.
In the 1992 Olympics, Rudy and Eddy won a silver medal following the defeat in the final match to South Korean pair Park Joo-bong and Kim Moon-soo.
In the 1996 Olympics, Rudy and Bambang pair lost in the round of 16.
Career
Rudy Gunawan was member of world champion Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in 1994 and 1996, winning his final round match on both occasions.
He won men's doubles at the 1993 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England with Ricky Subagja.
However, he shared most of his international men's doubles titles with two other fellow countrymen, Eddy Hartono and Bambang Suprianto.
These included the prestigious All-England title in 1992 and 1994, the World Badminton Grand Prix in 1990 and 1993, the Southeast Asian Games in 1991; as well as the Indonesia (1989, 1992, 1995), Dutch (1989, 1991), Singapore (1990), Thailand (1991, 1993), China (1993), Chinese Taipei (1994), and U.S. (1995) Opens.
Gunawan was a silver medalist at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona with Eddy Hartono.
He also shared a number international mixed doubles titles, including victories at the Indonesia (1990, 1993), Hong Kong (1993), Polish (1993) Opens and World Cup for 3 years running (1990 - 1991).
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
World Championships
Men's doubles
World Cup
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
Asian Games
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
Asian Cup
Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
IBF Grand Prix tournament
IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament
IBF International
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
After badminton
Gunawan retired from competitive badminton following the 1996 season, and turned to Christian ministry work in Indonesian villages.
In 1999, he went to California for study and received a  B.A. degree in theology from Promise Christian University.
He is currently serving as a senior pastor in both the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.
Although he has retired from the Indonesian badminton team, he has not retired from the sport.
As of 2014, he currently is a coach at the Orange County Badminton Club located in Orange County, California and is also a coach of the USA national badminton team.
Not only does he coach, but he is also a professional player again making a comeback into professional badminton with partner Ryan Chew.
As of 2015 he currently ranked 132 in men's doubles.
Family
Gunawan married to Febijane N. Lumingkewas on 11 December 1992 and have 5 children; 4 boys and 1 girl.
His grandma Fifi Young was an Indonesian actress of mixed French and Chinese  and grandpa Njoo Cheong Seng was a Chinese-Indonesian playwright and film director.
References
External links
Profile at www.databaseolympics.com
Miracle Center USA
YouTube - Miracle Center USA
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