Hanifan Yudani Kusumah

Hanifan Yudani Kusumah (born 25 October 1997) is an Indonesian pencak silat practitioner. He won a gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games, after previously winning a bronze medal in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.

Hanifan Yudani Kusumah
Born (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997
Bandung, Indonesia
ResidenceIndonesia
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
StylePencak silat
Medal record
Representing  Indonesia
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta Palembang55-60 kg
Southeast Asian Games
2019 Philippines60-65 kg
2017 Kuala Lumpur55-60 kg

Biography
Hanifan hugging Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto.

Hanifan was born in Bandung, West Java on 25 October 1997. His father Dani Wisnu, who was also a silat practitioner and was part of the national-level selection in 2005, had begun training him in pencak silat when he was in second grade of elementary school. Hanifan's mother Dewi Yanti Kosasih was also a silat practitioner who had participated in international competitions. Later on, Hanifan joined a silat academy, named "Perguruan Silat Tadjimalela".[2][3]

He first participated in competitions in 2010, when he won a silver medal in a local competition between Tadjimalela students.[4] During the Pekan Olahraga Nasional event on 2016, Hanifan won a gold medal.[5] Later that year, Hanifan won a silat world championship in Denpasar.[6]

In 2017, Hanifan also won a gold medal in the Belgium Open 2017 tournament.[7] Later that year, during the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Hanifan won a bronze medal.[8] He then won a silver medal in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[9]

Asian Games

Hanifan was part of the Indonesian contingent in the 2018 Asian Games, where he was in the C (55-60 kg) weight class. On August 29, he defeated Vietnamese athlete Nguyễn Thái Linh 3-2 to win gold, the 29th for the contingent and the 13th for Indonesia from the sport.[10]

After receiving the gold medal, Hanifan headed to the VIP section where President of Indonesia Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, as the head of Indonesia's Pencak Silat Association, were present. Following a normal handshake with vice president Jusuf Kalla, Hanifan embraced both Widodo and Prabowo in a hug while draped by the Indonesian flag, eliciting cheers from the audience. Widodo and Prabowo were set to compete in the 2019 presidential election, and the hug was seen as a symbol of unity.[11][12] An image of the occasion later posted to Widodo's Instagram account was liked over 1 million times,[13] and the image also became a trending topic on Twitter.[2]

He was Indonesia's flagbearer during the games' closing ceremony.[14] Shortly after the Asian Games, Hanifan married fellow Indonesian pencak silat athlete Pipiet Kamelia, with Sports and Youth Minister Imam Nahrawi as witness.[15]

References
  1. "Wujud Rumah Pesilat Hanifan Yudani Kusumah, Cukup Mewah dan Tampak Sepi". Tribun Jabar (in Indonesian). 30 August 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. "Profil Hanifan Yudani Kusumah". VIVA (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. "Dewi Yanti Kosasih,mantan pesilat putri Jawa Barat". Silat Indonesia (in Indonesian). 26 August 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. Haryanto, Nur (14 December 2016). "Hanifan Ingin Jadi Pesilat Tangguh di Tingkat Dunia". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. Puspitasari, Siska Nirmala (29 August 2018). "Hanifan Mengaku Spontan Peluk Jokowi-Prabowo". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. "Rebut Emas Kejuaraan Dunia, Ini Ambisi Hanifan Berikutnya". Tempo (in Indonesian). 11 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  7. "Kuasai Sejumlah Nomor, Pencak Silat Indonesia Juara Umum Belgia Open 2017". Okezone (in Indonesian). 10 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  8. "Enam Medali Emas Tak Mampu Dongkrak Posisi Indonesia". Warta Kota (in Indonesian). 30 August 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  9. "SEA Games 2019: Hanifan Kusumah Raup Medali Perak". Kumparan (in Indonesian). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  10. Al Umam, Hanief Syafi (29 August 2018). "Hanifan Yudani Kalahkan Pesilat Vietnam, Indonesia Raih Emas Ke-29". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  11. "Kicking down divisiveness: Jokowi and Prabowo share sweet group hug with pencak silat champion". coconuts.co. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  12. Ganesha, Amal (30 August 2018). "Pencak Silat Unites Jokowi and Prabowo at Asian Games". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  13. R., Jeko Iqbal (30 August 2018). "Foto Pelukan Jokowi-Prabowo Kantongi 1 Juta Likes di Instagram". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  14. Susanto (2 September 2018). "Hanifan Bawa Bendera Indonesia di Penutupan Asian Games 2018". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  15. "Menpora Jadi Saksi Nikah Dua Atlet Pencak Silat Penyumbang Emas Asian Games 2018". kemenpora.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 November 2018.


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