Silvia Koeswandi Explained

Silvia Koeswandi
Birth Date:25 August 1959
Birth Place:Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Sport:Fencing
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Silvia Koeswandi (born 25 August 1959) is an Indonesian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, losing all four of her bouts.[1]

Koeswandi was born in Makassar in 1959.[2] A foil and epee fencer, she competed at the 1978 Asian Games and won a bronze medal in the team foil event. In 1988, she was selected for the Summer Olympics and finished 43rd in the individual foil event, losing each of her four bouts.[3] [4] In 1990, she returned to the Asian Games, winning a silver medal in the individual epee event and a bronze in the team event. As of 2018, she remained the most decorated female Indonesian fencer at the Asian Games, with a total of three medals.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Silvia Koeswandi Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072222/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/silvia-koeswandi-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2011-07-22 . sports-reference.com.
  2. News: Riwayat Atlet Sulsel di Olimpiade, dari Ramang ke Rahmat Erwin. IDN Times. Indonesian. Alsair, Hidayat. 3 August 2024. History of South Sulawesi Athletes in the Olympics, from Ramang to Rahmat Erwin.
  3. Web site: Silvia Koeswandi. Olympedia.org.
  4. Web site: Catatan kebangkitan anggar Aceh dan PR regenerasi yang berkelanjutan. Antara. Indonesian. 9 October 2014. Notes on the revival of Aceh fencing and sustainable regeneration PR. Khaerunnisa, Rizka.
  5. Web site: Asian Games 2018: Atlet Anggar Putri Indonesia Ingin Perjuangkan Medali. Liputan 6. 6 August 2018. Indonesian. 2018 Asian Games: Indonesian Female Fencing Athletes Want to Fight for Medals. Fawwaz Usman, Ahmad.