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 now a coach. 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. Their nickname for this famous couple was "Denny & Anton". After retiring as players, both Antonius and Denny Kantono pursued careers as badminton coaches at the PB Djarum Kudus club.
1996 Olympics Ariantho competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles, with Denny Kantono, 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.
Achievements
Olympic Games 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 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 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 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
SEA Games 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 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 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
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