Tri Kusharjanto


Tri Kusharjanto is a badminton player from Indonesia. His name also appears variously as Tri Kusharyanto, Trikus Harjanto, Trikus Heryanto, and Trikus Haryanto.

Personal life

He married fellow former Asian Champions Sri Untari and together has a son named Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto who is also a badminton player and a winner of 2017 Asian Junior Championships.

Career

Kusharjanto is a doubles specialist who achieved his greatest success in mixed doubles. Between 1994 and 2002 he won numerous international mixed doubles titles, the majority of them with Minarti Timur. These included the Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Chinese Taipei Opens; the Badminton World Cup, the World Badminton Grand Prix, the SEA Games, and the Badminton Asia Championships. Though victories in badminton's three most prestigious events for individual players, the Olympics, the All England Championships, and the World Championships, eluded Kusharjanto, he and Timur came close in all three with a runner-up finish at the 1997 All Englands, a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships in Glasgow, and a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics] in Sydney. Though only occasionally chosen by the Indonesian Badminton Association to play international events in men's doubles, Kusharjanto has won some, most notably the Badminton Asia Championships with Bambang Suprianto in 2001 and with Sigit Budiarto in 2004. As a member of Indonesia national [badminton team|Indonesia's] 2002 Thomas Cup team he helped his country to capture its thirteenth world team title by winning his championship round doubles match with Halim Haryanto.

Olympic record

1996 Summer Olympics

He competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Minarti Timur. They were defeated in the quarter final by the eventual gold medalist, Kim Dong-moon and Gil Young-ah of South Korea.

2000 Summer Olympics

He competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Minarti Timur. They won the silver medal after being defeated by the Chinese pair Zhang Jun and Gao Ling in the final.

2004 Summer Olympics

He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Sigit Budiarto. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Robert Mateusiak and Michał Łogosz of Poland.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2000The Dome, Sydney, Australia

World Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland

World Cup

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia

World Masters Games

Men's doubles
YearAgeVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
201735+Auckland Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles
YearAgeVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
201335+Ankara Spor Salunu Stadium,
Ankara, Turkey

Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Gangseo Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001PhilSports Arena,
Manila, Philippines

Asian Cup

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995Xinxing Gymnasium,
Qingdao, China

SEA Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,
Chiang Mai, Thailand

IBF World Grand Prix (16 titles, 11 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994Thailand Open

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Surabaya Satellite