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Alan Budikusuma
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| Personal information |
| Birth name |
Alexander Alan Budikusuma Wiratama |
| Date of birth |
March 29, 1968 (1968-03-29) (age 41) |
| Place of birth |
Surabaya |
| Height |
1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Men's singles |
| Country |
 Indonesia |
| Handedness |
Right |
Alan Budikusuma (born March 29, 1968; Chinese: 魏仁芳) is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player who excelled at the world level from the late 1980s to the mid 1990's.
In 1991 he was runner-up to China's Zhao Jianhua at the IBF World Championships in Copenhagen. He won the 1992 Olympic men's singles gold medal at Barcelona, defeating fellow countryman Ardy Wiranata in the final. Among his titles, all in singles, are the Thailand Open (1989, 1991), China Open (1991), German Open (1992), Indonesian Open (1993), World Cup (1993), and Malaysian Open (1995). Budikusuma was a member of world champion Indonesian Thomas Cup teams in 1994 and 1996. He is married to Susi Susanti (王蓮香), a women's badminton Olympic gold medalist (also in 1992) and one of the most accomplished women's players in the history of the sport. They have 3 children: Lourencia Averina (born 1999), Albertus Edward (born 2000) and Sebastianus Frederick (born 2003). Together they run a badminton club in North Jakarta.
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