Weightlifting coach Harry Wibowo dies<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The nation's weightlifting circle mourned
\nyesterday the death of coach Harry Wibowo, an old hand who helped
\nput Indonesia on the world map of the sport.<\/p>\n
Harry was found lying unconscious in the bathroom of his house
\nin Ciledug, Tangerang, West Java, on Tuesday by his brother. The
\n41-year-old coach was rushed to the hospital but doctors could
\nnot save his life.<\/p>\n
As of yesterday, the cause of Harry's death was unknown, but
\nhis brother said Harry had seemed fatigued of late.<\/p>\n
Harry is survived by his wife Julien Lasut and two children,
\nJoey, 5, and Jeremia, 3.<\/p>\n
His body has been laid out at his other house on Jl. Daan
\nMogot, West Jakarta. His family plan to bury him at the Christian
\ncemetery in Joglo, West Jakarta, tomorrow, pending the arrival of
\nrelatives from Manado, North Sulawesi.<\/p>\n
The general affairs officer of the Indonesian Weightlifting,
\nPowerlifting and Bodybuilding Association (PABBSI), Budi Santoso,
\nsaid yesterday Harry's death came as a shock.<\/p>\n
\"He (Harry) just called me Tuesday morning to tell me about an
\naward presentation to Sri Indriyani (a top woman lifter) at the
\nState Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Office,\" Budi said of
\nhis last conversation with Harry.<\/p>\n
Harry did not attend the ceremony because he had to receive
\nNational Sports Council executives who visited the Ragunan sports
\ntraining center to watch national lifters train for the 13th
\nAsian Games.<\/p>\n
Budi paid tribute to Harry for devoting his life to the
\ndevelopment of the sport in the country.<\/p>\n
\"He sacrificed most of his life for this sport,\" Budi was
\nquoted by Antara as saying.<\/p>\n
Budi also praised Harry as a hard learner. He said the former
\ntop national lifter in 1970s did his best as an assistant to
\nBulgarian coach Nedelcho Kolev in preparing Indonesian lifters
\nfor the 19th Southeast Asian Games here in October last year.<\/p>\n
Under his tutelage, Indonesia's female lifters won two gold
\nmedals in a record-breaking feat in the world championships in
\nChiang Mai two months later.<\/p>\n
Budi said Harry had been nominated to groom young talents for
\ninternational events.<\/p>\n
The weightlifting body has named Sori Enda Nasution to take
\nHarry's place in the national Asian Games team. Sori is also a
\nformer top national lifter. (lnt)<\/p>",
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