Antonius Ariantho Explained
| Antonius Ariantho |
| Birth Name: | S. Antonius Budi Ariantho |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Weight: | 66 kg |
| Event: | Men's doubles |
| Handedness: | Right |
| Bwf Id: | 0CC3F96D-36B4-41E3-B0F8-1C6E84022C6F |
S. Antonius Budi Ariantho (born 3 October 1973), also known as Antonius Ariantho or Antonius Irianto, 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.[1] [2] They lost in semifinals against Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock, of Malaysia, 15–10, 15–4,[3] and in the bronze medal match they defeated Soo Beng Kiang and Tan Kim Her, of Malaysia, 15–4, 12–15, 15–8.[4]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
World Cup
Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Asian Cup
Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Antonius . databaseOlympics.com . 6 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071205085737/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ANTON01 . 5 December 2007 . dead .
- Antonius Budi Ariantho . https://web.archive.org/web/20161202210213/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/antonius-budi-ariantho-1.html . 2 December 2016.
- News: Indonesia, Malaysia Meet in Singles Final . . 30 July 1996 . 3 June 2019 . S Antonius and Denny Kantono of Indonesia.
- News: Bang Gets a Break and Chance for Gold . . 31 July 1996 . 3 June 2019 . S Antonius and Denny Kantono of Indonesia.
