Iie Sumirat

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Iie Sumirat
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1950-11-15) 15 November 1950 (age 74)
Bandung, West Java
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles
Medal record
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Men's badminton
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1977 Malmö Men's singles
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 Tokyo Men's singles
Thomas Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Bangkok Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Bangkok Men's singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Hyderabad Men's team

Iie Sumirat (born 15 November 1950 in Bandung, West Java) is a former badminton player from Indonesia.

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Career

Sumirat was one of Indonesia's leading singles players during the 1970s, when it dominated men's international competition while China was still absent from IBF sanctioned play. As fellow countryman Rudy Hartono was winning his eighth All-England Championship in March 1976, the hard smashing Sumirat was winning the Asian Invitation Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, edging aging Chinese badminton legend Hou Jiachang in the final. [1] In the first IBF World Championships in 1977 Sumirat reached the semifinal round but was defeated by the eventual winner Flemming Delfs. [2] Sumirat played on the world champion Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1976 and 1979, splitting duty at second singles behind Hartono in '76, and playing second singles behind Liem Swie King on a '79 team which shut out its semifinal and final round opponents. [3]

Sumirat coached after his high level playing career ended. He helped Taufik Hidayat, in particular, learn his deceptive net play.

Achievements

IBF World Championships

Men's Singles

1977 IBF World Championships – Men's singles
RoundOpponentScoreResult
Semifinal Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs 1–15, 17–18 Med 3.png Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1979 Tokyo, Japan Flag of Indonesia.svg Liem Swie King 8–15, 8–15 Med 2.png Silver

Asian Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1978 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Jian 5–15, 1–15 Med 3.png Bronze

International Tournaments

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1972 Singapore Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Aik Mong 15–5, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1972 Jakarta Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Hartono 4–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1973 Singapore Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Tjun Tjun 15–3, 15–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1980 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs 7–15, 15–8, 16–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1970 Singapore Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Nara Sudjana Flag of Indonesia.svg Indratno
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indra Gunawan
10–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1974 Denmark Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata Flag of Indonesia.svg Tjun Tjun
Flag of Indonesia.svg Johan Wahjudi
Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Invitational Tournament

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1976 Asian Invitational Championships Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hou Jiachang 12–15, 15–8, 18–15 Med 1.png Gold

References

  1. "1st Asian Invitation," Badminton USA, May 1976, 13
  2. "Badminton's First World Championships," World Badminton, July–August 1977, 2, 3.
  3. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 126, 128.