Rony Agustinus

Rony Agustinus
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1978-10-07) 7 October 1978 (age 46)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Guangzhou Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Jakarta Men's singles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Silkeborg Boys' singles
BWF profile

Rony Agustinus (born 7 October 1978) is an Indonesian former badminton player, who now works as a badminton coach.[1] As a junior player, he represented his country at the 1996 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal in the boys' singles event.[2] In 1997, he finished as a semi-finalist at the French and Indonesia International tournaments. He took the silver medal at the 2000 Asian Championships but was defeated by his teammate Taufik Hidayat in the final.[3] In 2001, he reached the final of the 2001 Malaysia Open as an unseeded player, defeating a former All England champion Pullela Gopichand of India, his compatriot Hendrawan, the world champion, Park Tae-sang of South Korea, and Chen Hong of China en route to the final. He failed to win the title after he lost to host player Ong Ewe Hock.[4] Agustinus played at the 2002 Busan Asian Games, and helped the team win the silver medal.[5] He was also part of the national team that won the 2002 Thomas Cup.[6]

Agustinus started his career as a coach in Indonesia, and was Malaysia national coach from 2013 to 2019.[7][8] Currently he is a coach for South Korea national men's and women's single team.[9]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2000 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 17–14, 2–15, 3–15 Silver Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Malaysia Wong Choong Hann 15–17, 2–15 Bronze Bronze
2001 Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Thailand Boonsak Ponsana 6–15, 1–15 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1996 Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark China Zhu Feng 11–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Malaysia Open Malaysia Ong Ewe Hock 7–3, 2–7, 0–7, 8–6, 1–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ^ "Players: Rony Agustinus". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ^ Grossman, Mike (24 November 1996). "Malaysians Chan and Gan take World Junior Male Doubles Crown". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Beregu kita kecundang -- Badminton Asia". Utusan. 6 November 2000. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Ong Ewe Hock wins Malaysian Open". Rediff.com. 23 July 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Indonesia Storms off Badminton Court, China Continues Gold Rush". People's Daily. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  6. ^ Sapthiani, Yulia (10 May 2008). "Rebut Kembali Pala Thomas". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Ronny Agustinus : Sektor Tunggal Tertinggal Jauh" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  8. ^ Paul, Rajes (22 December 2018). "Kejian the latest to join exodus of coaches from BAM". The Star. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Rony Agustinus, Pelatih Indonesia di Balik Kehebatan An Se Young". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.