Liem Swie King

Liem Swie King
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1956-02-28) 28 February 1956
Kudus Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Years active1974-1988
HandednessRight
Men's singles& doubles
Highest ranking1 (MS 1978)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
World Championships
1980 JakartaMen's singles
1983 CopenhagenMen's singles
1985 CalgaryMen's doubles
World Cup
1979 TokyoMen's singles
1980 KyotoMen's singles
1982 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
1984 JakartaMen's doubles
1985 JakartaMen's doubles
1986 JakartaMen's doubles
1984 JakartaMen's singles
1987 JakartaMen's doubles
Thomas Cup
1976 BangkokMen's Team
1979 JakartaMen's Team
1984 Kuala LumpurMen's team
1982 LondonMen's Team
1986 JakartaMen's team
1988 Kuala LumpurMen's team
World Games
1981 Santa ClaraMen's singles
Asian Games
1978 BangkokMen's singles
1978 BangkokMen's team
1982 New DelhiMen's singles
1982 New DelhiMen's team
1974 TehranMen's team
1974 TehranMen's singles
1986 SeoulMen's doubles
1986 SeoulMen's team
Asian Championships
1976 HyderabadMen's team
1976 HyderabadMen's singles
1987 SemarangMen's team
Southeast Asian Games
1977 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
1977 Kuala LumpurMen's team
1979 JakartaMen's team
1981 ManilaMen's singles
1981 ManilaMen's team
1983 SingaporeMen's team
1985 BangkokMen's team
1987 JakartaMen's doubles
1987 JakartaMen's team
1985 BangkokMen's doubles

Liem Swie King (Chinese: 林水鏡; pinyin: Lín Shuǐjìng; born 28 February 1956) is an Indonesian badminton player who excelled from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s. He won the All England in 1978, 1979 and 1981. He was one of the world's leading singles players of his 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. Liem was the first ever men's singles number one in the first IBF world ranking release in 1978.