Candra Wijaya

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Candra Wijaya (born September 16, 1975 in Cirebon ) is a former Indonesian badminton player . It was one of the dominant doubles players of the 1990s and 2000s. In 1997 he became world champion and in 2000 Olympic champion . His siblings Indra Wijaya , Rendra Wijaya and Sandrawati Wijaya are also successful badminton players. Candra Wijaya is married to Caroline Indriani, the sister of Ronald Susilo .

successes

space discipline date place
Olympia
1 Men's doubles Olympia 2000 Sydney, AUS
World championships
1 Men's doubles World Championship 1997 Glasgow, SCO
2 Men's doubles World Championship 2003 Birmingham, ENG
2 Men's doubles World Championship 2005 Anaheim, USA
Badminton Asian Championship
1 Men's doubles 1996 Surabaya, INA
2 Men's doubles Badminton Asian Championship 2001 Manila, PHI
2 Men's doubles Badminton Asian Championship 2004 Kuala Lumpur, MAS
World Badminton Grand Prix
1 Men's doubles Indonesia Open 1997 , Indonesia Open 2000 , Indonesia Open 2001 , Indonesia Open 2006 Indonesia Open
1 Men's doubles 1997, 1998, Singapore Open 2005 Singapore Open
1 Men's doubles 1997, 1999, World Badminton Grand Prix 2000 World Badminton Grand Prix
1 Men's doubles All England 1999 , All England 2003 All of England
1 Men's doubles 2001, 2005 Malaysian Open
1 Men's doubles 2005 Swiss Open
1 Men's doubles 2006 Korea Open
1 Men's doubles 2007 Japan Open
2 Men's doubles All England 1998 , All England 2001 All England Open
2 Men's doubles Malaysia Super Series 2007 Malaysian Open

Team successes

  • Participation in the Sudirman Cup 6 times (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
  • Participation in the Thomas Cup 6 times (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)

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