Antonius Ariantho

Antonius Ariantho
Antonius Ariantho
Personal information
Birth name	S. Antonius Budi Ariantho
Country	Indonesia
Born	3 October 1973; Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Indonesia
Olympic Games
World Cup
Thomas Cup
Sudirman Cup
Asian Championships
Asian Cup
Southeast Asian Games
	BWF profile

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho (born 3 October 1973) is a retired Indonesian badminton player who specialized in men's doubles. During the 1990s he shared numerous international titles with his regular partner Denny Kantono including the French (1993); Hong Kong (1993); Denmark (1994); Thailand (1994); Chinese Taipei (1995, 1996); and Indonesia (1996) Opens; and the (now defunct) Badminton World Cup (1996) and World Badminton Grand Prix (1998) events. They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Open in 1995, and bronze medalists at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

1996 Olympics

Ariantho competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles, with Denny Kantono, and won a bronze medal. They lost in semifinals against Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock, of Malaysia, 15–10, 15–4,[1] and in the bronze medal match they defeated Soo Beng Kiang and Tan Kim Her, of Malaysia, 15–4, 12–15, 15–8.[2]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States	Denny Kantono	Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her	15–4, 12–15, 15–8	Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Jakarta, Indonesia	Denny Kantono	Rexy Mainaky Sigit Budiarto	15–8, 15–2	Gold
1995	Jakarta, Indonesia	Denny Kantono	Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana	8–15, 8–15	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Jakarta, Indonesia	Candra Wijaya	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	12–15, 5–15	Bronze
1997	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Denny Kantono	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	4–15, 15–9, 15–7	Gold

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Denny Kantono	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	2–15, 7–15	Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Denny Kantono	Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock	11–15, 15–6, 7–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Chinese Taipei Open	Denny Kantono	Choong Tan Fook Cheah Soon Kit	15–4, 14–17, 15–8	Winner
1998	Grand Prix Finals	Denny Kantono	Halim Haryanto Tony Gunawan	15–11, 5–15, 15–11	Winner
1998	Japan Open	Denny Kantono	Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit	9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1997	Malaysia Open	Denny Kantono	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	15–17, 12–15	Runner-up
1997	Japan Open	Denny Kantono	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	11–15, 15–7, 7–15	Runner-up
1997	Chinese Taipei Open	Denny Kantono	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	11–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1996	Hong Kong Open	Denny Kantono	Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit	15–6, 15–3	Winner
1996	Indonesia Open	Denny Kantono	Davis Efraim Halim Haryanto	15–3, 15–10	Winner
1996	Chinese Taipei Open	Denny Kantono	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–6, 15–7	Winner
1995	Singapore Open	Denny Kantono	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	7–15, 16–18	Runner-up
1995	Indonesia Open	Denny Kantono	Bambang Suprianto Rudy Gunawan	12–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1995	All England Open	Denny Kantono	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	12–15, 18–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1995	Chinese Taipei Open	Denny Kantono	Yap Yee Guan Yap Yee Hup	15–7, 14–18, 15–2	Winner
1994	Thailand Open	Denny Kantono	Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana	12–15, 15–12, 15–10	Winner
1994	Denmark Open	Denny Kantono	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	15–8, 5–15, 15–9	Winner
1994	German Open	Denny Kantono	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	6–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1994	Dutch Open	Denny Kantono	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	17–18, 15–5, 15–8	Winner
1993	Hong Kong Open	Denny Kantono	Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana	10–15, 15–3, 17–14	Winner
1993	U.S. Open	Denny Kantono	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1993	French Open	Denny Kantono	Rudy Gunawan Haditono Dicky Purwotsugiono	15–11, 18–16	Winner

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Hamburg Cup	Dharma Gunawi	Imay Hendra Dicky Purwotjugiono	15–7, 12–15, 4–15	Runner-up

References

"Indonesia, Malaysia Meet in Singles Final". Los Angeles Times. 30 July 1996. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
"Bang Gets a Break and Chance for Gold". Los Angeles Times. 31 July 1996. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

General

"Antonius at databaseOlympics.com". Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.

External links

Antonius BUDI ARIANTHO at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com (alternate link)
Antonius BUDI ARIANTHO at BWFbadminton.com

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[1] "Indonesia, Malaysia Meet in Singles Final". Los Angeles Times. 30 July 1996. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

[2] "Bang Gets a Break and Chance for Gold". Los Angeles Times. 31 July 1996. Retrieved 3 June 2019.