Antonius Ariantho


S. Antonius Budi Ariantho is a retired Indonesian badminton player who specialized in men's doubles. During the 1990s he shared numerous international titles with his regular partner Denny Kantono including the French ; Hong Kong ; Denmark ; Thailand ; Chinese Taipei ; and Indonesia Opens; and the Badminton World Cup and World Badminton Grand Prix events. They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Open in 1995, and bronze medalists at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

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
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996GSU 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
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Jakarta, Indonesia Denny Kantono Rexy Mainaky
Sigit Budiarto		15–8, 15–2 Gold
1995Jakarta, Indonesia Denny Kantono Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana		8–15, 8–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000Jakarta, Indonesia Candra Wijaya Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah		12–15, 5–15 Bronze
1997Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Denny Kantono Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah		4–15, 15–9, 15–7 Gold

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995Gymnasium 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 since 1983.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999Chinese Taipei Open Denny Kantono Choong Tan Fook
Cheah Soon Kit		15–4, 14–17, 15–8 Winner
1998Grand Prix Finals Denny Kantono Halim Haryanto
Tony Gunawan 		15–11, 5–15, 15–11 Winner
1998Japan Open Denny Kantono Yap Kim Hock
Cheah Soon Kit		9–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1997Malaysia Open Denny Kantono Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		15–17, 12–15 Runner-up
1997Japan Open Denny Kantono Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		11–15, 15–7, 7–15 Runner-up
1997Chinese Taipei Open Denny Kantono Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya		11–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1996Hong Kong Open Denny Kantono Yap Kim Hock
Cheah Soon Kit		15–6, 15–3 Winner
1996Indonesia Open Denny Kantono Davis Efraim
Halim Haryanto		15–3, 15–10 Winner
1996Chinese Taipei Open Denny Kantono Peter Axelsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson		15–6, 15–7 Winner
1995Singapore Open Denny Kantono Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		7–15, 16–18 Runner-up
1995Indonesia Open Denny Kantono Bambang Suprianto
Rudy Gunawan		12–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1995All England Open Denny Kantono Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		12–15, 18–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1995Chinese Taipei Open Denny Kantono Yap Yee Guan
Yap Yee Hup		15–7, 14–18, 15–2 Winner
1994Thailand Open Denny Kantono Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana		12–15, 15–12, 15–10 Winner
1994Denmark Open Denny Kantono Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund		15–8, 5–15, 15–9 Winner
1994German Open Denny Kantono Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund		6–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1994Dutch Open Denny Kantono Simon Archer
Chris Hunt		17–18, 15–5, 15–8 Winner
1993Hong Kong Open Denny Kantono Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana		10–15, 15–3, 17–14 Winner
1993U.S. Open Denny Kantono Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund		7–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1993French Open Denny Kantono Rudy Gunawan
Dicky Purwotsugiono		15–11, 18–16 Winner

IBF International

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994Hamburg Cup Dharma Gunawi Imay Hendra
Dicky Purwotjugiono		15–7, 12–15, 4–15 Runner-up