Hendra Setiawan
Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984) is an Indonesian badminton player. He is an Olympic Games gold medalist, four-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time All England champion. With these achievements, Setiawan has collected all major individual titles in badminton. He is considered to be one of the greatest players in badminton history.
Hendra Setiawan | |
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Setiawan in 2010 | |
Personal information | |
Country | Indonesia |
Born | Pemalang, Central Java, Indonesia | 25 August 1984
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Christian Hadinata Sigit Pamungkas Herry Iman Pierngadi Aryono Miranat |
Men's doubles | |
Career record | 631 wins, 240 losses |
Highest ranking | 1 (with Markis Kido 27 September 2007) 1 (with Mohammad Ahsan 21 November 2013) 20 (with Tan Boon Heong 30 November 2017) |
Current ranking | 17 (with Mohammad Ahsan 16 April 2024) |
Medal record | |
BWF profile |
Setiawan was ranked first in the men's doubles with two different partners. Together with Markis Kido, he achieved the world no. 1 in September 2007, and with Mohammad Ahsan in November 2013. He has collected six gold medals at the SEA Games with the acquisition of 3 in the men's doubles, and 3 in the team event. Teamed-up with Kido, he won the men's doubles titles at the 2005 and 2009 Asian Championships; the 2006 World Cup; the 2007 World Championships; the 2008 Olympic Games; and the 2010 Asian Games.
Setiawan had also played in the mixed doubles discipline, and his best result was in 2010 Indonesia Open, finishing as runner-ups with his partner Anastasia Russkikh from Russia. He made a new strong partnership with Mohammad Ahsan at the end of 2012. They had won numerous prestigious titles including the 2013, 2015 and 2019 World Championships; the gold medal in 2014 Asian Games, winning the All England twice, and winning three times at the BWF Superseries Finals. Setiawan holds the record as the oldest player who won the World Championships title, at the age of 35.