Denny Kantono

Denny Kantono
Personal information
Country Indonesia
Born (1970-01-12) 12 January 1970 (age 54)
Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
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
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Beijing Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Singapore Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Singapore Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiang Mai Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Singapore Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's doubles
BWF profile

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]

  1. ^ "Denny Kantono, Apa Kegiatannya Kini?" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Indonesia, Malaysia Meet in Singles Final". Los Angeles Times. 30 July 1996. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Bang Gets a Break and Chance for Gold". Los Angeles Times. 31 July 1996. Retrieved 3 June 2019.