Rony Agustinus

Rony Agustinus
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1978-10-07) 7 October 1978 (age 46)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Guangzhou Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Jakarta Men's singles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Silkeborg Boys' singles
BWF profile

Rony Agustinus (born 7 October 1978) is an Indonesian former badminton player, who now works as a badminton coach.[1] As a junior player, he represented his country at the 1996 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal in the boys' singles event.[2] In 1997, he finished as a semi-finalist at the French and Indonesia International tournaments. He took the silver medal at the 2000 Asian Championships but was defeated by his teammate Taufik Hidayat in the final.[3] In 2001, he reached the final of the 2001 Malaysia Open as an unseeded player, defeating a former All England champion Pullela Gopichand of India, his compatriot Hendrawan, the world champion, Park Tae-sang of South Korea, and Chen Hong of China en route to the final. He failed to win the title after he lost to host player Ong Ewe Hock.[4] Agustinus played at the 2002 Busan Asian Games, and helped the team win the silver medal.[5] He was also part of the national team that won the 2002 Thomas Cup.[6]

Agustinus started his career as a coach in Indonesia, and was Malaysia national coach from 2013 to 2019.[7][8] Currently he is a coach for South Korea national men's and women's single team.[9]

  1. ^ "Players: Rony Agustinus". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ^ Grossman, Mike (24 November 1996). "Malaysians Chan and Gan take World Junior Male Doubles Crown". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Beregu kita kecundang -- Badminton Asia". Utusan. 6 November 2000. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Ong Ewe Hock wins Malaysian Open". Rediff.com. 23 July 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Indonesia Storms off Badminton Court, China Continues Gold Rush". People's Daily. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  6. ^ Sapthiani, Yulia (10 May 2008). "Rebut Kembali Pala Thomas". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Ronny Agustinus : Sektor Tunggal Tertinggal Jauh" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  8. ^ Paul, Rajes (22 December 2018). "Kejian the latest to join exodus of coaches from BAM". The Star. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Rony Agustinus, Pelatih Indonesia di Balik Kehebatan An Se Young". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.