Denny Kantono
Denny Kantono 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, Hong Kong, Denmark, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, and Indonesia Opens; as well as the Badminton World Cup and World Badminton Grand Prix 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.
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 |
Southeast Asian 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 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 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 International
Men's doubles| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1993 | Polish International | Felix Antonius | Jim Laugesen Janek Roos | 15–1, 15–7 | Winner |