Denny Kantono (; born 12 January 1970) is a retired Chinese-Indonesian badminton player who specialized in men's doubles. 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, and in the bronze medal match they defeated Soo Beng Kiang and Tan Kim Her, of Malaysia, 15–4, 12–15, 15–8. Their nickname as a famous badminton couple was "Denny & Anton". After retiring as players, both Denny Kantono and Antonius pursued careers as badminton coaches at the PB Djarum Kudus club.
Personal life Kantono has a daughter that also a badminton athlete name Serena Kani who plays in 2015 BWF World Junior Championships in Peru.
Achievements
Olympic Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States Antonius Ariantho Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her 15–4, 12–15, 15–8 Bronze
World Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Jakarta, Indonesia Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky Sigit Budiarto 15–8, 15–2 Gold 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Antonius Ariantho Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana 8–15, 8–15 Bronze
Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Antonius Ariantho Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 4–15, 15–9, 15–7 Gold
Asian Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 2–15, 7–15 Bronze
SEA Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,Chiang Mai, Thailand Antonius Ariantho Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 11–15, 15–6, 7–15 Bronze 1993 Singapore Badminton Hall,Singapore Rudy Gunawan Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 2–15, 15–12, 14–17 Bronze
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,Chiang Mai, Thailand Eliza Nathanael Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 8–15, 4–15 Silver 1993 Singapore Badminton Hall,Singapore Minarti Timur Rudy Gunawan Eliza Nathanael 6–15, 15–18 Silver
IBF World Grand Prix 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 Antonius Ariantho Choong Tan Fook Cheah Soon Kit 15–4, 14–17, 15–8 Winner 1998 Grand Prix Finals Antonius Ariantho Halim Haryanto Tony Gunawan 15–11, 5–15, 15–11 Winner 1998 Brunei Open Michael Søgaard Halim Haryanto Tony Gunawan 2–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1998 Japan Open Antonius Ariantho Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit 9–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1997 Malaysia Open Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 15–17, 12–15 Runner-up 1997 Japan Open Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 11–15, 15–7, 7–15 Runner-up 1997 Chinese Taipei Open Antonius Ariantho Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 11–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1996 Hong Kong Open Antonius Ariantho Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit 15–6, 15–3 Winner 1996 Indonesia Open Antonius Ariantho Davis Efraim Halim Haryanto 15–3, 15–10 Winner 1996 Chinese Taipei Open Antonius Ariantho Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–6, 15–7 Winner 1995 Singapore Open Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 7–15, 16–18 Runner-up 1995 Indonesia Open Antonius Ariantho Bambang Suprianto Rudy Gunawan 12–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1995 All England Open Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 12–15, 18–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1995 Chinese Taipei Open Antonius Ariantho Yap Yee Guan Yap Yee Hup 15–7, 14–18, 15–2 Winner 1994 Thailand Open Antonius Ariantho Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana 12–15, 15–12, 15–10 Winner 1994 Denmark Open Antonius Ariantho Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 15–8, 5–15, 15–9 Winner 1994 German Open Antonius Ariantho Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 6–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1994 Dutch Open Antonius Ariantho Simon Archer Chris Hunt 17–18, 15–5, 15–8 Winner 1994 Korea Open Ricky Subagja Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 14–17, 7–15 Runner-up 1994 Japan Open Ricky Subagja Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana 15–11, 12–15, 18–16 Winner 1993 Hong Kong Open Antonius Ariantho Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana 10–15, 15–3, 17–14 Winner 1993 U.S. Open Antonius Ariantho Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 7–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1993 French Open Antonius Ariantho Rudy Gunawan Haditono Dicky Purwotsugiono 15–11, 18–16 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Chinese Taipei Open Zelin Resiana Nick Ponting Gillian Clark Walkover Winner 1992 Thailand Open Zelin Resiana Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael 2–15, 15–2, 1–15 Runner-up
IBF Grand Prix tournament IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament
IBF International Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Polish International Felix Antonius Jim Laugesen Janek Roos 15–1, 15–7 Winner
References
General
Denny Kantono Olympic medals and stats @ databaseOlympics.com
External links