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Hendra Setiawan
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Hendra Setiawan

Personal information
Date of birth
August 25, 1984 (1984-08-25) (age 23)
Place of birth
Pemalang
Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight
72 kg (160 lb)
Men's doubles
Country
Indonesia
Handedness
Right
Highest Ranking
1 (September 27, 2007 [1])
Current Ranking
1 (May 15, 2008 [2])
BWF Profile
Olympic medal record
Competitor for Indonesia
Men's badminton
Gold
2008 Beijing
Doubles
Hendra Setiawan (born in Pemalang, Central Java, 24 August 1984) is a male badminton player from Indonesia.
Contents[hide]
1 Career
1.1 Participation at Indonesian Team
2 Personal life
3 References
4 External links
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[edit] Career
In 2005, with Markis Kido, he won the Asian Badminton Championships and the Indonesia Open. In 2006, they also won the Jakarta Satellite, the Hong Kong Open and the China Open after defeating Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21-16, 21-16 at the finals.
In 2007, they won the Chinese Taipei Super Series and they were crowned world champions after defeating Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae from South Korea, 21-19 and 21-19, at the World Championships finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They also won the China Super Series after defeating Guo Zhengdong and Xie Zhongbo 21-12, 21-19 from China at the finals and they won BWF World Cup Invitation after defeating Malaysian men's double Mohd. Fairuzizuan Mohd. Tazari and Lin Woon Fui 21-18, 21-15 at the finals in Yiyang, Hunan. In July, they became runner up China Masters Super Series after lose from Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, 15-21, 16-21. On December 2, they won the Hong Kong Super Series after defeating Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan 21-12, 18-21, 21-13 at the finals. At SEA Games 2007 Thailand, they help Indonesian team won gold medal men's event team and won gold medal men's double at individual event after defeating Singapore men's double from Indonesian births, Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Hendra Wijaya 21-17 and 21-12.
In 2008, at January, they won the Malaysian Super Series. In the Beijing Olympic Games they won gold medal men's double after defeating Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng of China 12-21, 21-11, 21-16.

[edit] Participation at Indonesian Team
1 time at Sudirman Cup (2007)
2 times at Thomas Cup (2006, 2008)

[edit] Personal life
When he was young, he joined the Jaya Raya Jakarta badminton club. The parents name of Setiawan is Ferry Yoegianto (father) and Kartika Christyaningrum (mother). His hobby is listening music. Normally people called him Hendra or Junkies