Utami Dewi Kinard is a former world-class badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player who was considered Indonesia's #1 Women's Singles player in the 1970s, and became the United States' #1 player in 1981 after marrying former 6 time U.S. Men's Singles Champion

U.S. National Badminton Championships

The U.S. National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by USA Badminton and held annually to crown the best badminton players in the United States....

, Chris Kinard

Chris Kinard

Chris Kinard is an American badminton player who was considered the top U.S. singles player in the 1970s, having been the U.S. # 1 ranked men's singles player for 7 of the decade's 10 years. He is married to former badminton player Utami Kinard.- Badminton career :Kinard won the U.S...

. She is also the sister of 8 time All-England Singles Champion, Rudy Hartono

Rudy Hartono

Rudy Hartono Kurniawan , born August 18, 1949) is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player who won the men's singles title at the World Championship in 1980, and the prestigious All-England Championship trophy eight times, seven times consecutively , in the 1960s and 1970s. He is one of the...

.

Badminton career

Born in Surabaya, Indonesia in 1951, Utami Dewi was the #1 Indonesian Ladies Singles player from 1971 to 1975.
She played singles for the Indonesian Uber Cup teams

Indonesia national badminton team

The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...

 of 1969

1969 Uber Cup

The 1969 Uber Cup was the fifth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1968-1969 badminton season, 18 countries competed. Japan won its second title in the Uber Cup, after beating the Indonesia team in the Final Round in Tokyo,...

, 1972

1972 Uber Cup

The 1972 Uber Cup was the fifth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1971-1972 badminton season, 17 countries competed. Japan won its third title in the Uber Cup, after beating the Indonesia team 6-1 in the Final Round in Tokyo,...

, and 1975

1975 Uber Cup

The 1975 Uber Cup was the 8th edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1974-75 badminton season, 14 countries competed. Indonesia won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating the defending champion Japan in the Final Round in...

 (competitions then held every 3 years). The 1975 team

1975 Uber Cup

The 1975 Uber Cup was the 8th edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1974-75 badminton season, 14 countries competed. Indonesia won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating the defending champion Japan in the Final Round in...

 was Indonesia's first to win the Women's World Team Championship. As Mrs. Utami Kinard she ended her career as the #1 U.S. Women's Singles player in 1981 representing the U.S. as the #1 player on the 1981 U.S. Uber Cup team.

Along with her Indonesian and U.S. titles, Utami Dewi won the Asian Badminton

Badminton Asia Championships

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 Singles Championship in 1971, the Australian Open Singles Championship in 1975, the Mexican Open Mixed Doubles Championship in 1979, and the South African Singles Championship in 1980.

Additional badminton career highlights

1972 - Munich Olympics - Won the Silver medal in badminton women's singles (badminton was a demonstration sport).

1975 - All-England Badminton Championship -Reached the semi-finals of the women's singles.

Represented either Indonesia, or the U.S., or both internationally in the following countries: Australia

Australia

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, Canada

Canada

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, Denmark

Denmark

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, England

England

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, Germany

Germany

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, Hong Kong

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, Japan

Japan

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, Mexico

Mexico

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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, Peru

Peru

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, Scotland

Scotland

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, Singapore

Singapore

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, South Africa

South Africa

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, South Korea

South Korea

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, Sweden

Sweden

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, Taiwan

Taiwan

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, Thailand

Thailand

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Major Achievements in Badminton

Tournament	Event	Year	Result
Indonesian National Championships Indonesian National Badminton Championships The Indonesian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Indonesian Badminton Association to crown the best badminton players in Indonesia.-Seniors:-Juniors:-Team events:...	Women's Singles	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975,	Champion
Asian Badminton Championships	Women's Singles	1971	Champion
1972 Summer Olympics Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics Badminton was one of two demonstration sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was the first time that the sport was part of the Olympic program, and it would become an official Olympic sport 20 years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics....	Women's Singles	1972	Silver Medal
All-England Championships All England Open Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...	Women's Singles	1975	Semi-finalist
Australian Open	Women's Singles	1975	Champion
Mexican Open Championship	Mixed Doubles	1979	Champion
South African Open South African Badminton Championships The South African Badminton Championships is an annual badminton tournament held in South Africa since 1937.-Previous winners:-References:*...	Women's Singles	1980	Champion
U.S. Championships U.S. National Badminton Championships The U.S. National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by USA Badminton and held annually to crown the best badminton players in the United States....	Women's Singles	1981	Champion