The Career Of Indonesian Badminton Legend Justian Suhandinata, This Is Her World Achievement List

Badminton legend Justian Suhandinata has died. (Photo: Twitter/@INABadmiton)

JAKARTA - Sad news came from the world of badminton in the country. Indonesian badminton legend, Justian Suhandinata, died after undergoing treatment in Bangkok, Thailand.

Justian died at the age of 75. The legend died at the Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, November 4 at 21:25 WIB, due to a stroke.

Justian is a national and international badminton figure. He served as Vice President of BWF (1993-1995) to the PP PBSI Advisory Board.

While working in the badminton world, he has given many achievements to Indonesia. One of them presented a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics through Ricky Soebagdja/Rexy Mainaky.

It didn't stop there, this 75-year-old man was able to make Indonesia win 10 world titles, 9 All England champions, and 10 Asian Games gold medals.

Before exhaling his last breath, Justian had time to bring Jonathan Christie to the title in Jakarta in 2018.

For his dedication to Indonesian badminton in the international arena, Justian also received an honorary title as the only Indonesian to receive the Honorary Life Vice President award from BWF.

The award was handed over to Justian at the BWF AGM forum on May 20, 2017 on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Justian's work in badminton is indeed long. Starting from national players by entering the shadow team of the 1967 Thomas Cup.

Although actively pursuing badminton, Justian's talent is indeed more prominent in the organizational field. He is known to have served as a PB Tangkas sectist, Head of the South Jakarta PBSI Development Division, then became the General Chair of PBSI South Jakarta.

The legend has also been a member of the DKI Jakarta PBSI Technical Commission and the Chairperson of the DKI Jakarta PBSI Pengprov Jakart. His steps are progressing by serving as Chairman of the PP PBSI Organization and Deputy Chairperson of PP PBSI, Secretary of the PP PBSI Supervisory Board, until becoming Vice President of BWF 1993-1995.

His last organization position was the BWF Council Member and also the PP PBSI 2020-2024 Advisory Board. Not only internationally, but Justian is also known for his badminton achievements in Indonesia.

In 2008, he successfully brought the name Suhandinata Cup to be contested as a junior mixed team badminton championship or BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championship.

Suhandinata is Justian's father, who together with the figure Sudirman succeeded in uniting the badminton organization which was divided into a BWF organization in 1981 Tokyo.

Justian is also a figure who initiated the holding of the Individual Junior Badminton World Championship, now known as BWF. The event has also become a world badminton event since 1992 until now.