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Birth name | Verawaty Wiharjo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1957-10-01)1 October 1957 Jakarta, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 November 2021(2021-11-21) (aged 64) Jakarta, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Political party | Gerindra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fadjrin Biduin Aham (m. 1979) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Verawaty Fadjrin (nΓ©e Wiharjo; 1 October 1957 β 21 November 2021) was an Indonesian badminton player who won international titles spanning from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s. Tall and powerful, at one time or another she played each of the three variations of the sport (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) at the highest world level.
Career
During a relatively brief period as a regular singles competitor, Fadjrin won the 1980 IBF World Championships in Jakarta over fellow countrywoman Ivana Lie. She had been runner-up to Denmark's Lene KΓΈppen at the All England Open Championships that year. She won the Southeast Asian Games title in 1981 and the Indonesia Open in 1982. Most of her early titles in women's doubles were in partnership with Imelda Wiguna. Together, they won the Asian Games (1978), the Danish Open (1979), the Canadian Open (1979), the All England (1979), and the Southeast Asian Games (1981). They were runners-up at the World Championships in 1980, and Fadjrin was runner-up at the 1982 All England with another fellow countrywoman Ruth Damayanti.
Following a hiatus in her international badminton career from 1983 to 1985, Fadjrin enjoyed impressive success in her late twenties and early thirties. She shared the women's doubles title at the Indonesia Open in 1986 and 1988, and finished second with Ivana Lie at the World Grand Prix Finals in 1986. Her greatest success late in her career, however, came in mixed doubles, which she had rarely played earlier. She won the 1986 and 1988 Malaysia Opens with Bobby Ertanto and Eddy Hartono respectively. In 1989, Fadjrin and Hartono won the World Grand Prix Finals, and the Dutch and Indonesia Opens together. They also reached the final round of the 1989 IBF World Championships in Jakarta, but could not overcome South Korea's Chung Myung-hee and the formidable Park Joo-bong.
Fadjrin led Indonesian Uber Cup (women's international) teams that finished second to Japan in 1978 and 1981, and to China in 1986. Of the seven matches won and the fourteen matches lost by Indonesia, collectively, in the final rounds of these three competitions, she was involved in six of the wins and only three of the losses. She also helped Indonesia win the Sudirman Cup (combined men's and women's team championship) over South Korea in 1989, her final year of international play.
Achievements
World Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1980 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Ivana Lie | 11β1, 11β3 | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1980 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Imelda Wiguna | Nora Perry Jane Webster |
12β15, 3β15 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Eddy Hartono | Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee |
9β15, 9β15 | Silver |
World Cup
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1979 | Tokyo, Japan | Lene KΓΈppen | 11β12, 11β3, 7β11 | Bronze |
1982 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Lene KΓΈppen | 2β11, 10β12 | Silver |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1979 | Tokyo, Japan | Imelda Wiguna | Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura |
3β15, 7β15 | Silver |
1980 | Kyoto, Japan | Imelda Wiguna | Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura |
12β15, 14β17 | Silver |
1986 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Ivanna Lie | Rosiana Tendean Imelda Wiguna |
3β15, 14β15 | Bronze |
1987 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Rosiana Tendean | Han Aiping Li Lingwei |
15β3, 10β15, 12β15 | Bronze |
1988 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand | Yanti Kusmiati | Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja |
15β9, 8β15, 5β15 | Bronze |
1989 | Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | Yanti Kusmiati | Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young |
11-15, 6-15 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1986 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Eddy Hartono | Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark |
15β8, 17β15 | Gold |
Asian Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1978 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand | Imelda Wiguna | Qiu Yufang Zheng Huiming |
17β14, 15β4 | Gold |
1990 | Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China | Lili Tampi | Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua |
8β15, 4β15 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1990 | Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China | Eddy Hartono | Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee |
7β15, 15β7, 3β15 | Silver |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1976 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India |
Holly Tanjung | He Cuiling Liang Qiuxia |
1β15, 4β15 | Bronze |
SEA Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1977 | Selangor Badminton Association Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Sylvia Ng | 11β4, 4β11, 6β11 | Silver |
1979 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Ivanna Lie | 8β11, 11β8, 9β12 | Silver |
1981 | Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines | Ivanna Lie | 6β11, 11β4, 11β7 | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1977 | Selangor Badminton Association Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Imelda Wiguna | Porntip Buntanon Thongkam Kingmanee |
Bronze | |
1979 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Imelda Wiguna | Ruth Damayanti Theresia Widiastuti |
15β4, 15β2 | Gold |
1981 | Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines | Ruth Damayanti | Theresia Widiastuti Imelda Wiguna |
15β13, 15β4 | Gold |
1985 | Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Elizabeth Latief | Rosiana Tendean Imelda Wiguna |
2β15, 4β15 | Silver |
1987 | Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia | Rosiana Tendean | Yanti Kusmiati Erma Sulistianingsih |
17β14, 15β17, 15β10 | Gold |
1989 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yanti Kusmiati | Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean |
6β15, 6β15 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1987 | Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia | Eddy Hartono | Richard Mainaky Yanti Kusmiati |
15β9, 17β14 | Gold |
1989 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Eddy Hartono | Aryono Miranat Minarti Timur |
16β17, 15β9, 15β2 | Gold |
International tournaments
The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1979 | Canada Open | Fumiko Tookairin | 11β5, 7β11, 9β12 | Runner-up |
1980 | All England Open | Lene KΓΈppen | 2β11, 6β11 | Runner-up |
1982 | Indonesia Open | Sumiko Kitada | 11β8, 12β10 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1978 | Denmark Open | Imelda Wiguna | Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura |
15β8, 8β15, 15β4 | Winner |
1979 | All England Open | Imelda Wiguna | Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda |
15β3, 10β15, 15β5 | Winner |
1979 | Canada Open | Imelda Wiguna | Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda |
7β15, 15β12, 15β7 | Winner |
1982 | Japan Open | Ruth Damayanti | Nora Perry Jane Webster |
15β3, 7β15, 12β15 | Runner-up |
1982 | Chinese Taipei Open | Ruth Damayanti | Nora Perry Jane Webster |
8β15, 17β18 | Runner-up |
1982 | All England Open | Ruth Damayanti | Lin Ying Wu Dixi |
8β15, 5β15 | Runner-up |
1985 | Malaysia Open | Dwi Elmiyati | Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers |
10β15, 11β15 | Runner-up |
1986 | Chinese Taipei Open | Ivanna Lie | Sumiko Kitada Harumi Kohara |
15β11, 15β8 | Winner |
1986 | China Open | Ivanna Lie | Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee |
15β8, 15β10 | Winner |
1986 | Malaysia Open | Ivanna Lie | Lin Ying Wu Jianqiu |
4β15, 8β15 | Runner-up |
1986 | Indonesia Open | Ivanna Lie | Rosiana Tendean Imelda Wiguna |
17β15, 15β2 | Winner |
1986 | World Grand Prix Finals | Ivanna Lie | Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young |
10β15, 6β15 | Runner-up |
1987 | Indonesia Open | Susi Susanti | Ivana Lie Rosiana Tendean |
4β15, 16β17 | Runner-up |
1988 | Indonesia Open | Yanti Kusmiati | Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young |
15β6, 6β15, 15β8 | Winner |
1989 | Indonesia Open | Yanti Kusmiati | Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean |
7β15, 9β15 | Runner-up |
1990 | French Open | Ivana Lie | Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young |
2β15, 1β15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1979 | Canada Open | Ade Chandra | Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna |
6β15, 1β15 | Runner-up |
1986 | Malaysia Open | Bobby Ertanto | Steen Fladberg Gillian Gilks |
15β7, 18β15 | Winner |
1988 | Malaysia Open | Eddy Hartono | Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing |
15β9, 15β7 | Winner |
1988 | Indonesia Open | Bobby Ertanto | Eddy Hartono Erma Sulistianingsih |
9β15, 11β15 | Runner-up |
1989 | Dutch Open | Eddy Hartono | Rudy Gunawan Rosiana Tendean |
15β5, 15β5 | Winner |
1989 | Indonesia Open | Eddy Hartono | Rudy Gunawan Rosiana Tendean |
15β7, 15β2 | Winner |
1989 | World Grand Prix Finals | Eddy Hartono | Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont |
12β15, 15β7, 15β6 | Winner |
- IBF Grand Prix tournament
- IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament
Invitational tournaments
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1976 | Asian Invitational Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | Liang Qiuxia | 11β8, 0β11, 5β11 | Silver |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1988 | Asian Invitational Championships | Bandar Lampung, Indonesia | Yanti Kusmiati | Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young |
18β16, 18β14 | Gold |
References
- "Verawaty Fajrin, Juara Dunia Badminton Putri Pertama Dari Indonesia". Kompas. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- Ron Willis, "The Eclipse of Lene," Badminton, August 1980, 22, 23.
- Peter Jessup, "Again, it's Lene," Badminton, May 1980, 24, 33.
- Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 110.
- Pat Davis, "All Change at Wembley," World Badminton. June 1982, 12, 13.
Sources
- 1957 births
- 2021 deaths
- Badminton players from Jakarta
- Indonesian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 1978 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 1982 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia
- Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- Competitors at the 1977 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1979 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1981 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1985 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1987 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1989 SEA Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia
- SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
- SEA Games medalists in badminton
- 21st-century Indonesian women
- 20th-century Indonesian sportswomen