George Rimarcdi

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]

George Rimarcdi
Personal information
Country Indonesia
 Sweden
Born (1975-03-01) 1 March 1975
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
EventMen's singles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
World Junior Championships
1992 Jakarta Boys' singles
BWF profile

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.[6]

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1992 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Sun Jun 9–15, 11–15 Silver

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
2000 Denmark Open Peter Gade 11–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1995 French Open Tomas Johansson 10–15, 15–9, 15–4 Winner

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Hungarian International Kasper Ipsen 21–18, 10–21, 21–17 Winner
2003 Bitburger International Dicky Palyama 2–15, 4–15 Runner-up
2003 Finnish International Kasperi Salo 3–7 Retired Runner-up
2002 Norwegian International Kasperi Salo 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1997 Indonesia International Agus Hariyanto 15–17, 15–14, 15–8 Winner
1995 Hamburg Cup Marleve Mainaky 9–15, 15–7, 15–12 Winner

References
  1. "乔治·里玛兹迪 George Rimarcdi" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. "Indonesian Championships: Rimarcdi wins crown over a tired Arbi". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  3. "Sara pallade för pressen i badminton-SM" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. "Svenska mästerskap senior" (in Swedish). Badminton Sweden. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. "PB Exist yang Semakin Eksis" (in Indonesian). RRI. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  6. "George Dari Pelatnas Ke Pelatnas". Kompas (in Indonesian). 4 November 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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