Denny Kantono
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Country | Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | January 12, 1970||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denny Kantono (Chinese: 关有明; born 12 January 1970) is a retired Chinese-Indonesian badminton player who specialized in men's doubles.[1] He shared numerous international titles with his regular partner Antonius Ariantho including the French (1993), Hong Kong (1993), Denmark (1994), Thailand (1994), Chinese Taipei (1995, 1999), and Indonesia (1996) Opens; as well as the (now defunct) Badminton World Cup (1996) and World Badminton Grand Prix (1998) events. They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 1995 and bronze medalists at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Kantono competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles, with Antonius Ariantho, and won a bronze medal. They lost in semifinals against Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock, of Malaysia, 15–10, 15–4,[2] and in the bronze medal match they defeated Soo Beng Kiang and Tan Kim Her, of Malaysia, 15–4, 12–15, 15–8.[3]
Personal life[]
Kantono has a daughter that also a badminton athlete name Serena Kani who plays in 2015 BWF World Junior Championships in Peru.[4]
Achievements[]
Olympic Games[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States | Antonius Ariantho | Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her |
15–4, 12–15, 15–8 | Bronze |
World Cup[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Antonius Ariantho | Rexy Mainaky Sigit Budiarto |
15–8, 15–2 | Gold |
1995 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Antonius Ariantho | Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana |
8–15, 8–15 | Bronze |
Asian Championships[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Antonius Ariantho | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah |
4–15, 15–9, 15–7 | Gold |
Asian Cup[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China | Antonius Ariantho | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja |
2–15, 7–15 | Bronze |
Southeast Asian Games[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
Antonius Ariantho | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock |
11–15, 15–6, 7–15 | Bronze |
Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore |
Rudy Gunawan | Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang |
2–15, 15–12, 14–17 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
Eliza Nathanael | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur |
8–15, 4–15 | Silver |
Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore |
Minarti Timur | Rudy Gunawan Eliza Nathanael |
6–15, 15–18 | Silver |
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 |
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1999 | Chinese Taipei Open | Antonius Ariantho | Choong Tan Fook Cheah Soon Kit |
15–4, 14–17, 15–8 | Winner |
1998 | Grand Prix Finals | Antonius Ariantho | Halim Haryanto Tony Gunawan |
15–11, 5–15, 15–11 | Winner |
1998 | Brunei Open | Michael Søgaard | Halim Haryanto Tony Gunawan |
2–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1998 | Japan Open | Antonius Ariantho | Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit |
9–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
1997 | Malaysia Open | Antonius Ariantho | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja |
15–17, 12–15 | Runner-up |
1997 | Japan Open | Antonius Ariantho | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja |
11–15, 15–7, 7–15 | Runner-up |
1997 | Chinese Taipei Open | Antonius Ariantho | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya |
11–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
1996 | Hong Kong Open | Antonius Ariantho | Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit |
15–6, 15–3 | Winner |
1996 | Indonesia Open | Antonius Ariantho | Halim Haryanto |
15–3, 15–10 | Winner |
1996 | Chinese Taipei Open | Antonius Ariantho | Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson |
15–6, 15–7 | Winner |
1995 | Singapore Open | Antonius Ariantho | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja |
7–15, 16–18 | Runner-up |
1995 | Indonesia Open | Antonius Ariantho | Bambang Suprianto Rudy Gunawan |
12–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | All England Open | Antonius Ariantho | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja |
12–15, 18–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
1995 | Chinese Taipei Open | Antonius Ariantho | Yap Yee Guan Yap Yee Hup |
15–7, 14–18, 15–2 | Winner |
1994 | Thailand Open | Antonius Ariantho | Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana |
12–15, 15–12, 15–10 | Winner |
1994 | Denmark Open | Antonius Ariantho | Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund |
15–8, 5–15, 15–9 | Winner |
1994 | German Open | Antonius Ariantho | Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund |
6–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
1994 | Dutch Open | Antonius Ariantho | Simon Archer Chris Hunt |
17–18, 15–5, 15–8 | Winner |
1994 | Korea Open | Ricky Subagja | Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson |
14–17, 7–15 | Runner-up |
1994 | Japan Open | Ricky Subagja | Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana |
15–11, 12–15, 18–16 | Winner |
1993 | Hong Kong Open | Antonius Ariantho | Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana |
10–15, 15–3, 17–14 | Winner |
1993 | U.S. Open | Antonius Ariantho | Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund |
7–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
1993 | French Open | Antonius Ariantho | |
15–11, 18–16 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1993 | Chinese Taipei Open | Zelin Resiana | Nick Ponting Gillian Clark |
Walkover | Winner |
1992 | Thailand Open | Zelin Resiana | Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael |
2–15, 15–2, 1–15 | Runner-up |
- IBF Grand Prix tournament
- IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament
IBF International[]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1993 | Polish International | Jim Laugesen Janek Roos |
15–1, 15–7 | Winner |
References[]
- ^ "Denny Kantono, Apa Kegiatannya Kini?" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Serena Ulang Sukses Sang Ayah" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- General
- Denny Kantono Olympic medals and stats @ databaseOlympics.com
External links[]
- Denny Kantono at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Samarinda
- Sportspeople from East Kalimantan
- Indonesian people of Chinese descent
- Indonesian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Indonesia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Indonesia
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton
- World No. 1 badminton players