Ronald Susilo
| Ronald Susilo | |
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| Personal information | |
| Birth name | 林香文 |
| Country |
 Singapore
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| Born |
June 6, 1979  Kediri, East Java, Indonesia
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Men's Singles | |
| Highest ranking | 6 (in 2004) |
| Current ranking | 236 (was retired, but made a comeback in 2014) (8/13/2015) |
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| BWF profile | |
Ronald Susilo (Chinese: 林香文; pinyin: Lin Xiang Wen; born June 6, 1979 in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia) is a Singaporean badminton player of Chinese Indonesian descent.
Susilo studied at the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) for his secondary education under a scholarship. He speaks English, Indonesian and Malay and understands spoken Chinese. He joined the Singapore Badminton Association at the age of 19. In the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony he was the national flag-bearer of Singapore.
Susilo played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating number 1 seed Lin Dan of China and Björn Joppien of Germany in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Susilo was defeated by Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand 15–10, 15–1. In 2005 and 2007, he won the Singaporean National Badminton Championships.
He represented Singapore at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he lost to number 2 seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 13–21, 14–21 in the men's singles round of 32.
Susilo set up the Ronald Susilo Badminton Academy in Singapore, where he is currently the head coach. With his many achievements and experience on the world badminton scene, he hopes to impart his knowledge and wealth of experience to the future generation of badminton players.
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