Profile Of Verawaty Fadjriin, The Badminton Hero Who Brought Home The 1989 Sudirman Cup

Verawaty Fadjrin (Photo: is)

JAKARTA - Indonesia has lost a badminton hero, Verawaty Fajrin. The sad news of Verawaty's death was conveyed by the general chairman of PP PBSI, Agung Firman Sampurna,

"Innaalillaahi wa inna ilaihi rojiun. PBSI and the Indonesian badminton family are deeply saddened by the passing of one of Indonesia's badminton heroes, Verawaty Fadjrin. The deceased was a player who contributed greatly to the achievement of Indonesian badminton on the world stage. May her spirit be accepted by Allah, and her family who was left behind are given fortitude," said General Chairperson of PP PBSI, Agung Firman Sampurna, Sunday, November 21.

Vera died at the age of 64 years. While actively playing badminton, the Indonesian Badminton Legend born in Jakarta, October 1, 1957, successfully won the 1980 World Championships in Jakarta. She became the champion after defeating her partner, Ivana Lie, 11-1, 11-3 in the final.

A year earlier, together with Imelda Wigoena, Vera also won the 1979 All England champion after beating Atsuko Tokuda/Mikiko Takada (Japan), 15-3, 10-15, 15-5. They also became the second Indonesian women's doubles pair to be successful at All England after Minarni/Retno Kustiyah who did it in 1968. Together with Imelda, Vera won the 1981 SEA Games Manila gold.

Together with Imelda, Vera also won a gold medal at the VIII/1978 Asian Games in Bangkok. They in the final beat Chiu Yu Fang/Cheng Hui Ming (China). Previously, they also won the 1978 Denmark Open title.

Beyond that, there are still other great achievements. Together with Eddy Hartono, Vera Fajrin previously also helped Indonesia bring the 1989 Sudirman Cup. They became the decisive victory for the Garuda team 3-2 over South Korea in the final after overcoming Park Joo-bong/Chung Myung-hee, 18-13, 15-3.