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.

Antonius Ariantho
Personal information
Birth nameS. Antonius Budi Ariantho
Country Indonesia
Born (1973-10-03) 3 October 1973 (age 51)
Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Men's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1996 Jakarta Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Jakarta Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Jakarta Men's doubles
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Beijing Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's doubles
BWF profile

1996 Olympics

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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

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Olympic Games

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Antonius". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antonius Budi Ariantho". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Indonesia, Malaysia Meet in Singles Final". Los Angeles Times. 30 July 1996. Retrieved 3 June 2019. S Antonius and Denny Kantono of Indonesia
  4. ^ "Bang Gets a Break and Chance for Gold". Los Angeles Times. 31 July 1996. Retrieved 3 June 2019. S Antonius and Denny Kantono of Indonesia
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