Corry Kawilarang

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Corry Kawilarang (born 1935) is a former Indonesian badminton player from the 1960s.

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She and Happy Herowati won the women's doubles gold medal at the first 1962 Asian Badminton Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [1] and she also won a bronze medal in mixed doubles with Kho Han Tjiang. [2] In the 1962 Asian Games, she won a silver medal in the women's singles and women's doubles after losing to other Indonesian players and she also managed to win a gold medal in the women's team at the Badminton at the 1962 Asian Games.

Achievements

Asian Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1962 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarni 4–11, 11–7, 7–11 Med 2.png Silver

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1962 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Happy Herowati Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarni
Flag of Indonesia.svg Retno Kustijah
15–9, 12–15, 6–15 Med 2.png Silver

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1962 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Indonesia.svg Happy Herowati Flag of Thailand.svg Sumol Chanklum
Flag of Thailand.svg Pankae Phongarn
16–18, 15–13, 15–3 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1962 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Indonesia.svg Kho Han Tjiang Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Say Hup
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Mei Ling
3–15, 4–15 Med 3.png Bronze

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References

  1. "The First Asia Champion". The Straits Times. 6 May 1962. p. 20. Retrieved 23 September 2020 via NewspaperSG.
  2. "THE 4TH DAY'S RESULTS". The Straits Times. 5 May 1962. p. 20. Retrieved 16 October 2020 via NewspaperSG.