Retno Kustijah

Retno Kustijah
Personal information
Birth name	Retno Koestijah
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1942-06-19) 19 June 1942 (age 79) Karanganyar, Kebumen, Dutch East Indies
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Indonesia Uber Cup 1969 Tokyo Women's team 1972 Tokyo Women's team Asian Games 1962 Jakarta Women's doubles 1962 Jakarta Women's team 1966 Bangkok Women's doubles 1970 Bangkok Women's doubles 1966 Bangkok Mixed doubles 1966 Bangkok Women's team 1970 Bangkok Women's team Asian Championships 1971 Jakarta Women's doubles 1971 Jakarta Mixed doubles

Retno Kustijah (born 19 June 1942; as Retno Koestijah) is a former badminton player from Indonesia who competed internationally from the early 1960s to the early 1970s.

Career[]

Though she played singles in high level events, Kustijah's greatest success came in women's doubles with regular partner Minarni. They were the first of only two Indonesian teams to win women's doubles at the prestigious All England Championships (1968).^[1] Their titles together included the quadrennial Asian Games (1962, 1966),^[2] and the Malaysia (1966, 1967), Singapore (1967), New Zealand (1968), Canadian (1969), and U.S. (1969) Opens.^[3] Kustijah also won mixed doubles at the 1967 Malaysia Open with Tan Joe Hok and at the 1971 Asian Championships with Christian Hadinata. She was a member of Indonesian teams which finished second to Japan in the 1969 and 1972 Uber Cup (women's world team) championships.^[4]

Achievements[]

Asian Games[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1962	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Minarni	Happy Herowati Corry Kawilarang	9–15, 15–12, 15–6	Gold
1966	Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Minarni	Hiroe Amano	15–9, 15–6	Gold
1970	Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand		Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka	11–15, 6–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Tjoa Tjong Boan	Eddy Choong	15–6, 16–17, 9–15	Bronze

Asian Championships[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Jakarta, Indonesia	Intan Nurtjahja	Regina Masli	15–13, 15–6	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Jakarta, Indonesia	Christian Hadinata	Indra Gunawan Intan Nurtjahja	18–13, 15–5	Gold

International tournaments[]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	Canadian Open	Eva Twedberg	1–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1966	Malaysia Open	Minarni	5–11, 11–8, 1–11	Runner-up
1967	Malaysia Open	Minarni	4–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1967	Singapore Open	Minarni	11–5, 6–11, retired	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Malaysia Open	Minarni		15–5, 15–5	Winner
1967	Malaysia Open	Minarni	Rosalind Singha Ang	15–7, 15–1	Winner
1967	Singapore Open	Minarni	Hiroe Amano Noriko Takagi	15–6, 18–13	Winner
1968	All England Open	Minarni	Hiroe Amano Noriko Takagi	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1969	Canadian Open	Minarni	Marjory Shedd	15–3, 15–6	Winner
1969	U.S. Open	Minarni	Tyna Barinaga	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1970	Singapore Open	Minarni	Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong	15–11, 15–4	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1967	Malaysia Open	Tan Joe Hok	Darmadi Minarni	15–9, 15–8	Winner
1969	Canadian Open	Ng Boon Bee	Darmadi Minarni	5–15, 15–17	Runner-up

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