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 List of Olympic [medalists in badminton|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 | ![]() World CupMen's doubles
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