Njoo Kiem Bie

Njoo Kiem Bie
Personal information
Birth name Koesbianto Setiadharma Atmaja
Country  Indonesia
Born (1927-09-17)September 17, 1927
Surabaya, Indonesia
Died January 7, 2008(2008-01-07) (aged 80)
Surabaya, Indonesia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Njoo.

Njoo Kiem Bie (naturalized name Koesbianto) (Chinese: 楊金美; pinyin: Yáng Jīnměi; 17 September 1927 – 7 January 2008) was a male badminton player from Indonesia in the 1950s. His biggest achievement was helping to bring the Thomas Cup (world men's team title) to Indonesia for the first time, as a doubles player in the 1958 series in Singapore, and helping to defend that title in 1961 in Jakarta.

Private life

His wife's name was Sisca Ling. He had two children, Lucy and Maria.

Clubs

Achievements

As a player

As a staff member

Honours

References

Cited
  1. ↑ The Jakarta Post: Shuttler Nyoo Kiem Bie died at 80
  2. ↑ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 203, 204.
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