Imelda Wiguna

Imelda Wiguna (also known as Imelda Wigoena, Chinese: 黃祖金, born 12 October 1951) is a former badminton player from Indonesia who played at the world class level from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s.

Imelda Wiguna
Personal information
Birth name	Mustika Imelda Wiguna Kurniawan
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1951-10-12) 12 October 1951 (age 73) Slawi, Indonesia
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Indonesia World Championships 1980 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1980 Jakarta Women's doubles World Games 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles World Cup 1979 Tokyo Women's doubles 1980 Kyoto Women's doubles 1986 Bandung & Jakarta Women's doubles 1985 Jakarta Women's doubles 1984 Jakarta Mixed doubles Uber Cup 1975 Jakarta Women's team 1978 Auckland Women's team 1981 Tokyo Women's team 1986 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games 1978 Bangkok Women's doubles 1974 Tehran Women's team 1978 Bangkok Women's team 1974 Tehran Women's doubles 1978 Bangkok Mixed doubles 1986 Seoul Women's doubles 1986 Seoul Women's team

Career

A doubles specialist, Wiguna's two most impressive years in badminton were 1979 and 1980. In 1979 she won both doubles events, women's doubles with Verawaty Wiharjo and mixed doubles with Christian Hadinata, at the prestigious All-England Championships.^[1] The following year she reached the final of both events at the then triennial IBF World Championships in Jakarta, losing the women's doubles with Verawaty but winning the mixed doubles with Christian.^[2] Thereafter, though Wiguna continued to play at a high level, the demands of motherhood and strong competition from Chinese Mainland players made winning the biggest tournaments more difficult. Her other titles included women's doubles at the Asian Games (1978), the Danish Open (1978), the Canadian Open (1979), and the Southeast Asian Games (1979, 1985); and mixed doubles at the Canadian Open (1979), and the Southeast Asian Games (1979, 1981, 1985).

Wiguna played in five consecutive Uber Cup (women's international team) competitions for Indonesia between 1974 and 1986. She helped her nation to capture its first world title (over Japan) in 1975,^[3] and to reach the final round in 1978, 1981, and 1986.

Achievements

World Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Christian Hadinata	Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks	8–15, 8–15	Bronze

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Verawaty Wiharjo	Nora Perry Jane Webster	12–15, 3–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Christian Hadinata	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–12, 15–4	Gold

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Tokyo, Japan	Verawaty Wiharjo	Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura	3–15, 7–15	Silver
1980	Kyoto, Japan	Verawaty Wiharjo	Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura	12–15, 14–17	Silver
1985	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rosiana Tendean	Lin Ying Wu Dixi	5–15, 17–14, 10–15	Bronze
1986	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rosiana Tendean	Han Aiping Li Lingwei	7–15, 7–15	Silver

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Amjadieh Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran	Theresia Widiastuti	Minarni Regina Masli		Bronze
1978	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand	Verawaty Wiharjo	Qiu Yufang Zheng Huiming	17–14, 15–4	Gold
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Rosiana Tendean	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	12–15, 13–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Bangkok, Thailand	Christian Hadinata	Tang Xianhu Zhang Ailing	15–12, 7–15, 5–15	Bronze

SEA Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Rosiana Tendean	Verawaty Fadjrin Elizabeth Latief	15–2, 15–4	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Christian Hadinata	Hariamanto Kartono Tjan So Gwan	18–16, 15–2	Gold
1985	Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Christian Hadinata	Chafidz Yusuf Rosiana Tendean	15–9,15–5	Gold

International tournaments

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1975	All England	Theresia Widiastuti	Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka	15–12, 12–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1975	Denmark Open	Theresia Widiastuti	Lene Køppen Inge Borgstrøm	3–15, 15–3, 15–10	Winner
1978	Denmark Open	Verawaty Wiharjo	Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura	15–8, 8–15, 15–4	Winner
1979	All England	Verawaty Wiharjo	Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada	15–3, 10–15, 15–5	Winner
1979	Canadian Open	Verawaty Wiharjo	Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda	7–15, 15–12, 15–7	Winner
1985	Thailand Open	Rosiana Tendean	Guan Weizhen Wu Jianqiu	1–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1986	Indonesia Open	Rosiana Tendean	Ivana Lie Verawaty Fadjrin	15–17, 2–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	All England	Christian Hadinata	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–1, 18–17	Winner
1979	Canadian Open	Christian Hadinata	Ade Chandra Verawaty Wiharjo	15–6, 15–1	Winner
1980	All England	Christian Hadinata	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	13–18, 10–15	Runner-up
1981	All England	Christian Hadinata	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–10, 14–18, 10–15	Runner-up
1981	Denmark Open	Christian Hadinata	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	2–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1984	Denmark Open	Billy Gilliland	Dipak Tailor Nora Perry	ret	Runner-up

References

1. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 95, 108.
2. Davis, 110.
3. Davis 134, 135.

External links

• Imelda Wiguna at the World Games