Imelda Wiguno
Imelda Wiguna (also known as Imelda Wigoena, Chinese: 黃祖金, born 12 October 1951) is a former badminton player from Indonesia who played at the world cl* 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 prestigious All-England Championships. The following year she reached the final of both events at the then triennial IBF World Championships in Jakarta, losing the women's doubles with Verawaty but winning the mixed doubles with Christian. Thereafter, though Wiguna continued to play at a high level, the demands of motherhood and strong compe*ion from Chinese Mainland players made winning the biggest tournaments more difficult. Her other *les included women's doubles at the Asian Games (1978), the Danish Open (1978), the Canadian Open (1979), and the Southeast Asian Games (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 (women's international team) compe*ions for Indonesia between 1974 and 1986. She helped her nation to capture its first world *le (over *an) in 1975, and to reach the final round in 1978, 1981, and 1986.
Achievements
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles