Biodata And Profile Nova Widianto, Indonesian Badminton Coach Who Is Now Training The Malaysian National Team

Indonesia's mixed doubles coach, Nova Widianto. (Doc. PBSI)

The name Nova Widianto is in the spotlight after he decided to move to a neighboring country, Malaysia. Nova Widianto has also officially become part of the Badminton Federation of Malaysia (BAM). As in Indonesia, at BAM Nova Widianto became the mixed doubles coach of Malaysian athletes. Then, what is Nova Widianto's profile?

Nova Widianto's history is a badminton athlete who was born on October 10, 1977 in Klaten, Central Java. He was born to the couple Stephanus Santosa and Yustina Sutarni. Some people are also curious about Nova Widianto's religion, which some say is Catholic.

Before becoming a coach, he pursued his career from below. Nova Widianto's name has previously been known as an Indonesian badminton athlete who specializes in mixed doubles and men's doubles. He is a graduate of the Tangkas Bogasari Jakarta club who has won various victories.

One of the interesting moments experienced by Nova Widianto was when he was duet with his own wife, Eny Widiowati. The duet was held in 1998 at the Jakarta International event. In addition, he has also had a duet with several legendary badminton athletes such as Candra Wijaya, Vita Marissa, and also Liliyana Natsir.

The first victory that gave Nova Widianto the spotlight was when he was duet with Vita Marissa. At that time the two won several victories, namely at the 2001 SEA Games, the 2003 Asian Badminton Championships, and the 2004 Japan Open.

However, Nova Widianto's victory which was most warmly welcomed by the public was when he had a duet with Liliyana Natsir. Both managed to become champions in the World Championships in 2005 and 2007. In 2007, Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir defeated Zheng Bo and Gao Ling.

The Nova/Lilyana pair were also named the best mixed doubles badminton athlete in the world until Nova decided to pay in 2010 and decided to become a coach.

In the world of badminton, Nova is indeed known as a versatile athlete. He can be paired with all players. Naturally, he is known as a mixed doubles specialist athlete.

In addition, Nova Widianto was also feared because he could pick up and reply to a throw from the opponent with a fairly complicated technique. This made it difficult for his opponent to beat him while on the field.

Before becoming a badminton coach at PBSI, Nova Widianto managed to achieve a number of achievements, namely as follows.

Name: Nova Widianto

Place, Birth Date: Klaten, October 10, 1977

Age: 45 years

Body High: 179 cm

Body Weight: 73 kg

As is known, Nova Widianto decided to join BAM and be contracted for two years as a mixed doubles coach. He will start training Malaysian athletes starting next month and will help the Malaysian team penetrate the 2024 Paris Olympics. This information is also broadcast on the official BAM website.

"The Malaysian Badminton Association (BAM) today announced that Nova, 45, has signed a 2-year contract to handle mixed doubles," the BAM said in a statement.

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