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Wang Wenjiao (Ong Boen Kao) was born on 22 November, 1933 in Surakarta, Dutch East Indies, is an Indonesian-born Chinese badminton player and coach (1933–2022). Discover Wang Wenjiao's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

Popular As Ong Boen Kao
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Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 22 November 1933
Birthday 22 November
Birthplace Surakarta, Dutch East Indies
Date of death 25 December, 2022
Died Place Beijing, China
Nationality Indonesia

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1933

Wang Wenjiao (22 November 1933 – 25 December 2022) was an Indonesian-born Chinese badminton player and coach known as the "Godfather" of Chinese badminton.

Wang was born in 1933 in Surakarta (Solo), Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), to an ethnic Chinese family with ancestral roots in Nan'an, Fujian.

1950

After winning a number of national championships in the 1950s, he served for 21 years as head coach of the China national men's badminton team, which under his leadership won 56 individual world titles as well as four Thomas Cups (1982, 1986, 1988, and 1990).

He played badminton from childhood, and became a star player in Indonesia by the 1950s.

1953

In 1953, Wang visited the newly established People's Republic of China (PRC) as a member of Chinese-Indonesian sports delegation.

He later recalled that China's standard of badminton was so low that he was able to defeat the national champion 15–0.

1954

After the trip, Wang and his friend Chen Fushou decided to move to China in 1954 to develop the sport in their ancestral country.

1956

The duo helped establish the Fujian provincial badminton team, the first badminton team in the PRC, in December 1956.

More than 20 other provinces subsequently established badminton teams because of Wang's efforts.

He won a number of other national championships between 1956 and 1959, but retired as a player in the 1960s owing to injury.

1957

Wang and Chen also wrote the first badminton textbook in China, which was published in 1957.

1959

During the 1st National Games of China in 1959, they won the men's doubles gold medal.

1972

After retirement from playing, Wang focused on coaching and was appointed the head coach of the China national badminton team in 1972.

His early trainees included Tang Xianhu, Hou Jiachang, and Fang Kaixiang, who were highly successful in Asian tournaments and friendly matches against European players, but were unable to participate in international tournaments as the PRC was not affiliated with the International Badminton Federation (IBF) at the time.

1978

He was a member of the 5th and 6th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and served from 1978 till 1988.

Wang died on 25 December 2022, at the age of 89, from COVID-19.

Wang has been called the "Godfather" of Chinese badminton.

1980

Once China joined the IBF in the early 1980s, Wang immediately coached the Chinese men's team to win their first Thomas Cup in 1982.

He later recalled the championship as one of the most unforgettable moments in his career, during which China trailed Indonesia 1-3 after the first day, but came back from behind to win the cup 5-4 on the second day.

In his 21-year-long tenure as head coach, Wang trained many world champions, including Han Jian, Yang Yang, Zhao Jianhua, Xiong Guobao, Li Yongbo, and Tian Bingyi, who altogether won 56 world titles.

1986

The Chinese men's team won the Thomas Cup three more times, in 1986, 1988, and 1990, as well as five other world team championships.

1993

He retired in 1993.

2014

He was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Badminton World Federation in 2014, and became the first sportsperson to receive the national title of "People's Role Model" in 2019.

For his contributions to the sport, the Badminton World Federation honoured him with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.

2019

During 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China celebrations in September 2019, CCP general secretary Xi Jinping awarded him the national title of "People's Role Model".

He was the first sportsperson to receive the honour.