Theresia Widiastuti (born 1954) is an Indonesian former badminton player in the 70s.

Theresia Widiastuti
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
BornYogyakarta, Yogyakarta SR, Indonesia
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1975 Jakarta Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Auckland Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Tokyo Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1974 Tehran Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Bangkok Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Tehran Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Bangkok Women's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Hyderabad Women's doubles
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1977 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1977 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1979 Jakarta Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1981 Manila Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1979 Jakarta Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1981 Manila Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1981 Manila Mixed doubles

Profile

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Theresia Widiastuti is a specialist in women's doubles and mixed Indonesian players. In the 1975 Uber Cup,[1] she played an important and decisive role because she managed to win in two women's doubles matches with Imelda Wiguna against Japanese women's doubles and led Indonesia to win the Uber Cup for the first time. In the 1976 Asian championships she also won the women's doubles with Regina Masli.[2] and won two bronze in women's doubles in the 1974 and 1978 Asian games and one mixed doubles silver.[3]

Achievements

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Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1974 Amjadieh Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran   Imelda Wiguna   Minarni
  Regina Masli
  Bronze
1978 Bangkok, Thailand   Ruth Damayanti   Qiu Yufang
  Zheng Huiming
5–15, 12–15   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1978 Bangkok, Thailand   Kartono   Tang Xianhu
  Zhang Ailing
8–15, 16–17   Silver

Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1976 Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India   Regina Masli   He Cuiling
  Liang Qiuxia
15–8, 17–18, 15–6   Gold [4]

SEA Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1977 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Regina Masli   Rosalind Singha Ang
  Sylvia Ng
15–2, 15–4   Gold [5]
1979 Gema Sumantri Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia   Ruth Damayanti   Imelda Wiguna
  Verawaty Wiharjo
4–15, 2–15   Silver
1981 Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines   Imelda Wiguna   Ruth Damayanti
  Verawaty Fadjrin
13–15, 4–15   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1981 Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines   Sigit Pamungkas   Rudy Heryanto
  Imelda Wiguna
12–15, 5–15   Silver

International Open Tournaments (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1973 Singapore Open   Sri Wiyanti   Thongkam Kingmanee
  Sirisriro Patama
15–10, 15–10   Winner [6]
1975 Denmark Open   Imelda Wiguna   Inge Borgstrøm
  Lene Køppen
3–15, 15–3, 15–10   Winner
1975 All England Open   Imelda Wiguna   Machiko Aizawa
  Etsuko Takanaka
11–15, 14–17   Runner-up

Invitational Tournament

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1975 World Invitational Championships   Imelda Wiguna   Margaret Beck
  Gillian Gilks
6–15, 3–15   Silver

References

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  1. ^ "Indonesia berjaya rampas Piala Über kalahkan Jepang". Berita Harian. 8 June 1975. p. 10. Retrieved 14 October 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "Indonesia-Cina menguasai Badminton Asia". Berita Harian. 9 November 1976. p. 7. Retrieved 14 October 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ "Asian Games Results". The Straits Times. 19 December 1978. p. 31. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "Chinese equal the 1971 shuttle feat of Indonesia". New Nation. 8 November 1976. p. 17. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. ^ "All the results". The Straits Times. 24 November 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 25 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ^ "Veteran Thai foils the Indonesians". The Straits Times. 17 December 1973.