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.
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| Country |  Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1970 Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 edit
Kantono has a daughter that also a badminton athlete name Serena Kani who plays in 2015 BWF World Junior Championships in Peru.[4]
Achievements edit
Olympic Games edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States | Antonius Ariantho
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 Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her
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15–4, 12–15, 15–8 |  Bronze
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World Cup edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Antonius Ariantho
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Rexy Mainaky Sigit Budiarto
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15–8, 15–2 |  Gold
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| 1995 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Antonius Ariantho
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 Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana
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8–15, 8–15 |  Bronze
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Asian Championships edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1997 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Antonius Ariantho
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Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah
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4–15, 15–9, 15–7 | Gold
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Asian Cup edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1994 | Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China | Antonius Ariantho
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Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja
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2–15, 7–15 | Bronze
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Southeast Asian Games edit
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
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Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock
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11–15, 15–6, 7–15 | Bronze
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| 1993 | Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore |
Rudy Gunawan
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Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang
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2–15, 15–12, 14–17 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1995 | Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
Eliza Nathanael
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Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur
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8–15, 4–15 |  Silver
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| 1993 | Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore |
Minarti Timur
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Rudy Gunawan Eliza Nathanael
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6–15, 15–18 | Silver
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IBF World Grand Prix edit
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1993 | Chinese Taipei Open | Zelin Resiana
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 Nick Ponting Gillian Clark
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Walkover |  Winner
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| 1992 | Thailand Open | Zelin Resiana
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Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael
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2–15, 15–2, 1–15 |  Runner-up
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- IBF Grand Prix tournament
- IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament
IBF International edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1993 | Polish International | Felix Antonius
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 Jim Laugesen Janek Roos
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15–1, 15–7 | Winner
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References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Denny Kantono at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)