Jo Novita
Jo Novita is an Indonesian former badminton player. She won gold medals in the women's doubles at the Southeast Asian Games in Badminton at the 2003 [Southeast Asian Games|2003], and in the team event in 2001 and 2007 Southeast Asian Games|2007]. She won the World Grand Prix tournament title in Thailand and Philippines Open. Novita also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2006 Asian Games.
Career
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was partnered with partner Lita Nurlita in the women's doubles. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen of China in the round of 16. She was a partner with Greysia Polii on the Indonesia national [badminton team|Indonesian] Uber Cup team which finished second to China in the 2008 series. In October 2008, she teamed with Rani Mundiasti in women's doubles to become runner-up at the Denmark Super Series after losing to the Malaysian pair of Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty in the final.Personal life
Novita married her teammate from Tangkas club Ronne Maykel Runtolalu, in Jakarta, 2 August 2009. She later moved to Canada, and joined her husband who had already been a coach at ClearOne badminton centre in Richmond, British Columbia.Achievements
Asian Championships
Women's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines | ![]() SEA GamesWomen's doubles
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