Antonius Ariantho

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. 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.

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	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Soo Beng Kiang Template:Flagicon Tan Kim Her	15–4, 12–15, 15–8	File:Bronze medal.svg Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Rexy Mainaky Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto	15–8, 15–2	Gold Gold
1995	Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Sakrapee Thongsari Template:Flagicon Pramote Teerawiwatana	8–15, 8–15	Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	12–15, 5–15	Bronze Bronze
1997	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	4–15, 15–9, 15–7	Gold Gold

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Rexy Mainaky Template:Flagicon Ricky Subagja	2–15, 7–15	Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Cheah Soon Kit Template:Flagicon Yap Kim Hock	11–15, 15–6, 7–15	Bronze 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	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook Template:Flagicon Cheah Soon Kit	15–4, 14–17, 15–8	Winner
1998	Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	15–11, 5–15, 15–11	Winner
1998	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Yap Kim Hock Template:Flagicon Cheah Soon Kit	9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1997	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Rexy Mainaky Template:Flagicon Ricky Subagja	15–17, 12–15	Runner-up
1997	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Rexy Mainaky Template:Flagicon Ricky Subagja	11–15, 15–7, 7–15	Runner-up
1997	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	11–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1996	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Yap Kim Hock Template:Flagicon Cheah Soon Kit	15–6, 15–3	Winner
1996	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Davis Efraim Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto	15–3, 15–10	Winner
1996	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Peter Axelsson Template:Flagicon Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–6, 15–7	Winner
1995	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Rexy Mainaky Template:Flagicon Ricky Subagja	7–15, 16–18	Runner-up
1995	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Bambang Suprianto Template:Flagicon Rudy Gunawan	12–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1995	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Rexy Mainaky Template:Flagicon Ricky Subagja	12–15, 18–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1995	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Yap Yee Guan Template:Flagicon Yap Yee Hup	15–7, 14–18, 15–2	Winner
1994	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Sakrapee Thongsari Template:Flagicon Pramote Teerawiwatana	12–15, 15–12, 15–10	Winner
1994	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Jon Holst-Christensen Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund	15–8, 5–15, 15–9	Winner
1994	German Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Jon Holst-Christensen Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund	6–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1994	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer Template:Flagicon Chris Hunt	17–18, 15–5, 15–8	Winner
1993	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Sakrapee Thongsari Template:Flagicon Pramote Teerawiwatana	10–15, 15–3, 17–14	Winner
1993	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Jon Holst-Christensen Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1993	French Open	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono	Template:Flagicon Rudy Gunawan Haditono Template:Flagicon Dicky Purwotsugiono	15–11, 18–16	Winner

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Hamburg Cup	Template:Flagicon Dharma Gunawi	Template:Flagicon Imay Hendra Template:Flagicon Dicky Purwotjugiono	15–7, 12–15, 4–15	Runner-up

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