Imelda Wiguna (also known as ''Imelda Wigoena'', , born 12 October 1951) is an Indonesian

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player who played at the world class level from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s.

Career

A doubles specialist, Wiguna's two most impressive years in badminton were 1979 and 1980. In 1979 she won both doubles events, women's doubles with Verawaty Wiharjo and mixed doubles with Christian Hadinata, at the All England Championships. The following year she reached the final of both events at the then triennial IBF World Championships in

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, losing the women's doubles with Wiharjo but winning the mixed doubles with Hadinata. Thereafter, though Wiguna continued to play at a high level, the demands of motherhood and strong competition from Chinese mainland players made winning the biggest tournaments more difficult. Her other titles included women's doubles at the

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(1978), the Danish Open (1978), the Canadian Open (1979), and the

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(1979, 1985); and mixed doubles at the Canadian Open (1979), and the Southeast Asian Games (1979, 1981, 1985). Wiguna played in five consecutive

Uber Cup The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Women's Team Championships, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956–1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contes ...

(women's international team) competitions for

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between 1974 and 1986. She helped her nation to capture its first world title (over

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) in

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

,Davis 134, 135. and to reach the final round in

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

, and

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

Achievements

World Games

''Mixed doubles''

World Championships

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

World Cup

''Women's doubles''

Asian Games

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

SEA Games

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

International tournaments

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Other tournaments

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiguna, Imelda 1951 births Living people Indonesian female badminton players Indonesian Christians World Games medalists in badminton World Games bronze medalists World Games medalists for Indonesia Medalists at the 1981 World Games Asian Games medalists in badminton Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Badminton players at the 1974 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1978 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in badminton SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia Competitors at the 1979 SEA Games Competitors at the 1981 SEA Games Competitors at the 1985 SEA Games World No. 1 badminton players 20th-century Indonesian sportswomen 21st-century Indonesian women