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Mar 29, 1968 Surabaya, Indonesia 56 years old
badminton player
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About Alan Budikusuma
- Alexander Alan Budikusuma Wiratama (born 29 March 1968, as Goei Djien Phang; Chinese: ???) is a former Indonesian badminton player who excelled at the world level from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. In 1991 he was runner-up to China's Zhao Jianhua at the IBF World Championships in Copenhagen.
- He won the 1992 Olympic men's singles gold medal at Barcelona, defeating fellow countryman Ardy Wiranata in the final.
- This achievement, together with a gold medal for his then fiancé Susi Susanti, was historical for Indonesia winning the first Olympic golden medals in 50 years history of the country.
- A crowd estimated at 500,000 to one million Indonesians lined the streets of Jakarta when Susi Susanti and Alan Budikusuma came home in August 1992 and received a two-hour parade.Among his titles, all in singles, are the Thailand Open (1989, 1991), China Open (1991), German Open (1992), Indonesian Open (1993), World Cup (1993), and Malaysian Open (1995).
- Budikusuma was a member of world champion Indonesian Thomas Cup teams in 1994.
