He won the 1992 Olympic men's singles gold medal at Barcelona, defeating compatriot Ardy Wiranata in the final.

A crowd estimated at 500,000 to one million Indonesians lined the streets of Jakarta when Susi Susanti and Alan Budikusuma came home in August 1992 and received a two-hour parade.

Budikusuma was a member of world champion Indonesian Thomas Cup teams in 1996.

He is married to Susi Susanti (王蓮香), a women's badminton Olympic gold medalist (also in 1992).

[3] Alan Budi has a younger brother named Yohan Hadikusuma who is also a badminton player but representing Hong Kong.