Thio Ging Hwie
Thio in 1952 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indonesian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 November 1923 Yogyakarta, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 June 1989 (aged 65) Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
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Eric Thio Ging Hwie (29 November 1923 – 4 June 1989), also known under his Chinese Indonesian name Wibowo Susetio, was a Chinese Indonesian weightlifter. He would start weightlifting in 1944 for his military training in Tangerang, using unused train tires. He would meet his wife in the city and eventually have seven children who would also train the sport. While training, he would eventually compete at the national level.
Thio would represent Indonesia at the 1952 Summer Olympics for the nation's first appearance at an Olympic Games, becoming the first Indonesian Olympian of Chinese descent. He competed in the men's lightweight event and placed ninth. Later on he would compete in competitions such as the 1954 Asian Games, winning bronze.