Candra Wijaya
Rafael Candra Wijaya is an Indonesian badminton player.
Career
Wijaya started his career in badminton at the age of five, motivated by his brother Indra Wijaya and later joined a club in Cirebon. His father, Hendra Wijaya, then took him to a club Pelita Jakarta when he was fourteen. In 1991, he was selected to join the national team. In 1998, he moved to Jaya Raya Jakarta.Wijaya is a doubles specialist. He has been rated among the best men's doubles players in the world for over a decade. Noted for his ability in all phases of the doubles game, he has reached the final of the BWF World Championships three times with countryman Sigit Budiarto. They won the 1997 edition in Glasgow, Scotland and finished second in 2003 and 2005. With Tony Gunawan he captured the men's doubles gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics] in Sydney. Though Budiarto has been his most frequent partner, Wijaya has won top tier men's doubles events with a variety of players, recently renewing an earlier partnership with Gunawan. Wijaya was a member of the world champion Indonesia Thomas Cup teams of 1998, 2000, and 2002. He was named IBF Player of the Year and received the Eddy Choong awards in 2000.
In 2007 he joined the Japanese club owned by Tonami.
Personal life
Wijaya was born in a badminton family. His father Hendra Wijaya introduced him to badminton at the young age. His siblings, Indra Wijaya, Rendra Wijaya and Sandrawati Wijaya also a former national badminton players. He married Maria Caroline Indriani on 20 January 2001 at St. Thomas Rasul Church in Cengkareng. They have two children.He was a founder of Candra Wijaya International Badminton Centre, and Candra Wijaya badminton club.
Participation at Indonesian Team
- 6 times at Sudirman Cup
- 6 times at Thomas Cup
Achievements
Olympic Games
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| 2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia |  World ChampionshipsMen's doubles
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