Eddy Hartono


Eddy Hartono Arbie is an Indonesian former badminton player who excelled in the late 1980s and early 1990s. After a brief stint competing in singles, he soon became a doubles specialist noted for his deft racket control and fluent strokes. His two siblings, Hastomo and Hariyanto were world class shuttlers in men's singles.

Career

Hartono affiliated with PB Djarum since 1976. He won the Indonesia junior national championships in 1981, and selected to join national team in 1983. He started his career in national team as singles player, and after two years he became a doubles specialist. In 1987, he teamed-up with Liem Swie King, won the Chinese Taipei, Japan and Indonesia Open's. Hartono shared numerous international men's doubles titles in a relatively brief time period, most of them with Rudy Gunawan, where Hartono played as front player. These included the Indonesia, Dutch, Singapore, and Thailand Open. He won the World Badminton Grand Prix, the SEA Games, the prestigious All-England title, and earned a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, all with Gunawan. Hartono also captured several international mixed doubles titles, and placed second in mixed doubles at the 1989 IBF World Championships with Verawaty Fadjrin.

Personal life

Hartono married Yuliani Jusro on 19 April 1992, and the ceremony was held at the Wisma Karsa Pemuda, Senayan, Jakarta. He is now works as commissioner residential area developers in PT. Duta Paramindo Sejahtera.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
1992Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain

World Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
1989Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia

World Cup

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
1987Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

World Masters Games

Men's doubles
YearAgeVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
200945+Sydney, Australia

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles
YearAgeVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
200740+Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan

Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
1990Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China

SEA Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
1987Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia

IBF World Grand Prix (17 titles, 7 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
1986World Grand Prix Finals

IBF International (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResultRef
1984Silver Bowl International|1959silver2

Invitational Tournament

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
1989Konica Cup