Rony Agustinus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 7 October 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]