Utami Dewi Kinard (born 16 June 1951) is a former world-class badminton player who was considered Indonesia's #1 women's singles player in the 1970s, and became the United States' #1 player in 1981,[1] after marrying former 6 time U.S. men's singles champion, Chris Kinard.[2] She is also the sister of 8 time All-England singles champion, Rudy Hartono.
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| Birth name | Utami Dewi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 16, 1951 Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editUtami Dewi was born in Surabaya in 1951. She is the sister of 8 time All England singles champion, Rudy Hartono. She initially pursued running, and in the 1967 PASI championship at the Senayan Jakarta, Dewi won the women's 800 meter running event.[3] She graduated from the Vocational Education Institute of Tarakanita in 1974.[4]
Career
editUtami Dewi was the number 1 Indonesian women's singles player from 1971 to 1975. She played singles for the Indonesian Uber Cup teams of 1969, 1972, and 1975 (competitions then held every 3 years). The 1975 team was Indonesia's first to win the Women's World Team Championship. She was the second Indonesian player to reached the women's singles semi finals at the All England Open in 1975.[5] As Mrs. Utami Kinard she ended her career as the #1 U.S. women's singles player in 1981 representing the U.S. as the #1 player on the 1981 U.S. Uber Cup team.
Along with her Indonesian and U.S. titles, Utami Dewi won the Asian singles championship in 1971, the Australian Open singles champion in 1975, the Mexican Open women's singles and mixed doubles Champion in 1979,[6] and the South African singles champion in 1980.
Additional badminton career highlights
edit1972 - Munich Olympics - Won the Silver medal in badminton women's singles (badminton was a demonstration sport).[7]
1975 - All-England Badminton Championship -Reached the semi-finals of the women's singles.
Represented either Indonesia, or the U.S., or both internationally in the following countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand.
Awards in badminton
editIn 1981, she was in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd".[8]
Achievements
editOlympic Games (demonstration)
editWomen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 1972 | Munich, West Germany |  Noriko Nakayama
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5–11, 3–11 |  Silver
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[9] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 1972 | Munich, West Germany |  Christian Hadinata
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 Svend Pri Ulla Strand
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12–15, 10–15 |  Bronze
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[10] |
Asian Championships
editWomen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 1971 | Jakarta, Indonesia |  Yoon Im-soon
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11–5, 11–5 |  Gold
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[11] |
International Open Tournaments
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 1970 | Singapore Open | Intan Nurtjahja
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3–11, 5–11 |  Runner-up
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[12] |
| 1975 | Australian Silver Bowl International | Taty Sumirah
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6–11, 11–8, 11–5 |  Winner
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[13] |
| 1979 | Mexican Open |  Susana Vargas
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11–8, 11–3 | Winner
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[6][14] |
| 1980 | South African Open | Winner
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Other tournaments
edit| Tournament | Event | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesian National Championships | Women's Singles | 1971 | Winner |
| Women's singles | 1972 | Winner | |
| Women's singles | 1973 | Winner | |
| Women's singles | 1974 | Winner | |
| Women's singles | 1975 | Winner | |
| All-England Championships | Women's Singles | 1975 | Semi-finalist |
| U.S. National Championships | Women's singles | 1981 | Winner |
References
edit- ^ "Welcome to nginx eaa1a9e1db47ffcca16305566a6efba4!185.15.56.1". Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "2006 U.S. Nationals - Past Champions".
- ^ TG, Johnny (28 January 2018). "Ketika Berjaya di Banyak Laga". Kompas (in Indonesian). p. 10.
- ^ "Utami calon sekretaris". Kompas (in Indonesian). 5 December 1974. p. 3.
- ^ "Utami wanita Indonesia kedua yang pernah capai semifinal All England * "Tunggal putera" Rudy-Delfs dan Pri-Tjuntjun". Kompas (in Indonesian). 22 March 1975. p. 10.
- ^ a b "Utami Dewi menang *Dalam turnamen bulutangkis internasional di Meksiko". Kompas (in Indonesian). 25 November 1979. p. 12.
- ^ Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- ^ http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124526/index.htm [bare URL]
- ^ "Hartono beats Svend Pri in two sets". The Straits Times. 6 September 1972. p. 26. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Luthfianto, Noval (17 May 2020). "Skorpedia: Empat Pemain Indonesia, Pionir Bulu Tangkis di Olimpiade" (in Indonesian). Skorpedia. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Aik Mong beats Honma for Asian title". The Straits Times. 22 August 1971. p. 28. Retrieved 2 October 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Muljadi wins Open singles title from team mate". Singapore Herald. 19 October 1970.
- ^ "Australian Badminton Association Incorpated 46th Annual Report and Balance Sheet, Australian Badminton Association, 1989". Australian Badminton Association.
- ^ "Historia de la FEMEBA". Federación Mexicana de Badminton. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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