Tjan So Gwan
Tjan So Gwan (* 1959 , also known as Maria Fransisca ) is a former Indonesian badminton player .
Career
Tjan So Gwan was runner-up in 1978 with the Indonesian women's team. In the 1978 Uber Cup final , the Indonesian team faced Japan once again and lost 5-2. Tjan So Gwan lost to Atsuko Tokuda in the singles final with 5:11 and 4:11.
In the individual disciplines, she won the international championships in Auckland in 1980 in women's doubles with Imelda Wiguna . In the final they defeated teammate Tati Sumirah and Australian Susan Daly 15: 2 and 15: 4. Under her new name Maria Fransisca, she won the Southeast Asian Games and the Indonesia Open in women's doubles with Ruth Damayanti three years later .
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Uber Cup | Ladies team | 2 | Indonesia |
| 1983 | Southeast Asian Games | Ladies doubles | 1 | Ruth Damayanti / Maria Fransisca |
| 1983 | Indonesia Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Ruth Damayanti / Maria Fransisca |
Web links
- http://www.tempointeractive.com/hg/mbmtempo/search/?tab=mbmtempo&wfield=basic&txtsearch=tjan+so+gwan
- http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19800615.1.28.aspx
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tjan So Gwan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fransisca, Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |