George Rimarcdi
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Country | Indonesia Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1975-03-01) 1 March 1975 (age 49) Bandung, West Java, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
Event | Men's singles | ||||||||||||||
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BWF profile |
George Rimarcdi (born 1 March 1975) is an Indonesian-born Swedish retired badminton player. He represented Indonesia at the 1992 World Junior Championships, clinched a silver medal in the boys' singles event,[1] and in 1997 he won a men's singles title at the Indonesia National Championships.[2] He moved to Sweden since 1999, competed in the national event for Uppsala team.[3] Rimarcdi won five Swedish National Championships titles, four in the singles, and once in the doubles events.[4] After ending his career in Sweden, he returned to Indonesia and started a career as a coach in Exist club.[5] He is currently a men's single coach for Indonesian national pratama (junior) team.[6]
Personal life
Rimarcdi was born in Bandung, to parents Risyan and Vera Paraida. At first, his father named him Rimarcdi because he was born in March, but later his mother added George as his first name, referred to American famous and great people who have the name George, like George W. Bush. He began to play badminton at aged ten, joined pusdiklat BM–77 in 1984, pusdiklat SGS under coach Iie Sumirat and Edy Ismanto in 1988, and then in Hadtex. After graduating from senior high school in 1994, his talent scouted by Indonesia national team.[7]
Achievements
World Junior Championships
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1992 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() | 9–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | French Open | ![]() | 10–15, 15–9, 15–4 | ![]() |
1995 | Hamburg Cup | ![]() | 9–15, 15–7, 15–12 | ![]() |
2000 | Denmark Open | ![]() | 11–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
IBF International
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Indonesia International | ![]() | 15–17, 15–14, 15–8 | ![]() |
2002 | Norwegian International | ![]() | 12–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
2003 | Finnish International | ![]() | 3–7 retired | ![]() |
2003 | Bitburger International | ![]() | 2–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
2006 | Hungarian International | ![]() | 21–18, 10–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "乔治·里玛兹迪 George Rimarcdi" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Indonesian Championships: Rimarcdi wins crown over a tired Arbi". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Sara pallade för pressen i badminton-SM" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Svenska mästerskap senior" (in Swedish). Badminton Sweden. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "PB Exist yang Semakin Eksis" (in Indonesian). RRI. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Daftar Pelatih Pelatnas Cipayung PBSI 2023: Irwansyah Naik Pangkat". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "George Dari Pelatnas Ke Pelatnas". Kompas (in Indonesian). 4 November 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
External links
- George Rimarcdi at BWFbadminton.com
- George Rimarcdi at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com