Background
Liem was born on 28 February 1956 in Kudus, Central Java. He was the only son of 8 children.
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Education
During elementary school, he studied at Sekolah Tionghoa, and later moved to South Dakota Negeri Dema"an II in 1965.
Career
Along with Morten Frost (Denmark), Han Jian and Luan Jin (China), and Prakash Padukone (India), he was one of the world"s leading singles players of that era. A world level player in men"s doubles as well as men"s singles, he was known for the ferocity of his jumping smash. In 1974, he changed his name to Guntur in order to accept government instruction.
In November 1972, he participated in First Djakarta Badminton Open Tournament.
lieutenant was his first international tournament. In 1973, he strengthened Central Java on Pekan Olahraga Nasional VIII and reached the final.
In the same year he participated in All England for the first time. In 1976 and 1977 he became the runner-up.
He was the runner-up at the then triennial World Championships in both 1980 and 1983 to fellow Indonesians Rudy Hartono and Icuk Sugiarto respectively.
He also played in the Thomas Cup in the years 1982 and 1986. He was a bronze medalist in the men"s doubles together with Hariamanto Kartono at the 1985 IBF World Championships in Calgary. He retired from badminton in 1988, and now owns a health spa in Jakarta.
Achievements
Membership
He was a member of the Thomas Cup winning Indonesian teams of 1976, 1979, and 1984, playing both singles and doubles on the latter two occasions.
