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| Birth name | Tan Joe Hok | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1937-08-11)11 August 1937 Bandung,Dutch East Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 June 2025(2025-06-02) (aged 87) Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tan Joe Hok (Indonesian name:Hendra Kartanegara,Chinese:陳有福;pinyin:Chén Youfu;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Tân Iú-hok; 11 August 1937 – 2 June 2025) was an Indonesian badminton player, who along withFerry Sonneville and a cadre of fine doubles players set the foundation for anIndonesian badminton dynasty by dethroning then-perennialThomas Cup championMalaya in1958.
Tan Joe Hok lived in Bandung until he finished high school. He received his degree inChemistry andBiology fromBaylor University,Texas, United States.
He was the first Indonesian to win theAll England Open in1959 and the first Indonesian to win a gold medal inAsian Games, which happened at home in1962. He won both theU.S. Open andCanadian Open singles titles consecutively in 1959 and 1960. He had many other notable achievements in the badminton field, both as a player and a coach, most particularly, winning all but one of his singles matches for Indonesia's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1958,1961, and1964.
Tan was born on 11 August 1937 inBandung.[1] From 1959 to 1963, he studied Premed in Chemistry & Biology atBaylor University in the U.S. state ofTexas.
He married former badminton player Goei Kiok Nio in 1965 and they have two children. Tan Joe Hok had a difficulty establishing full citizenship in Indonesia because he could not obtain anSBKRI, a mandatory document for non-indigenous and especially Chinese-Indonesian during the U.S.-backeddictatorship ofSuharto. He said, "It wouldn't be hard for us to move overseas but we don't want to do that because we are Indonesians. Even if it was raining gold overseas, we will remain here, in the land where Indonesian blood has been spilled."[2][3]
Tan died after suffering stroke inJakarta, on 2 June 2025, at the age of 87.[4]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1962 | Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia |  Teh Kew San | 15–9, 15–3 |  Gold |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1962 | Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia |  Liem Tjeng Kiang | Ng Boon BeeTan Yee Khan | 13–15, 17–18 |  Silver |
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | India Championships |  Amrit Dewan | 15–2, 15–7 |  Winner |
| 1958 | East India Championships | Eddy Yusuf | 15–10, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1959 | All England Open | Ferry Sonneville | 15–8, 10–15, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1959 | Thailand Championships |  Charoen Wattanasin | 15–10, 9–15, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1959 | Canadian Open | Charoen Wattanasin | 15–4, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1959 | U.S. Open | Charoen Wattanasin | 7–15, 15–5, 18–14 | Winner[5] |
| 1960 | Canadian Open |  Finn Kobberø | 10–15, 15–8, 15–13 | Winner |
| 1960 | U.S. Open | Charoen Wattanasin | 15–6, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1962 | U.S. Open | Ferry Sonneville | 15–17, 17–18 |  Runner-up |
| 1962 | Mexican Open | Erland Kops | 8–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1960 | Canadian Open | Charoen Wattanasin | Lim Say HupTeh Kew San | 8–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1962 | U.S. Open | Ferry Sonneville |  Joe AlstonWynn Rogers | 12–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 1962 | Mexican Open | Erland Kops |  Berndt DahlbergFerry Sonneville | 15–7, 14–17, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1963 | All England Open | Ferry Sonneville | Jørgen Hammergaard HansenFinn Kobberø | 6–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1969 | Canadian Open | Charoen Wattanasin |  Tony Jordan Robert McCoig | 7–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canadian Open | Sushila Kapadia | Finn Kobberø Jean Miller | 7–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | Malaysia Open | Retno Kustijah | DarmadiMinarni | 15–9, 15–8 | Winner |
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