Bobby Ertanto (, born 2 August 1960) is a retired

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player from

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who specialized in doubles.

Career

Paired with a variety of fellow countrymen, he shared the Malaysia Open title in 1983, the Thailand Open title in 1985, the

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title in 1986, and the

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in 1987. He won mixed doubles at the 1986 Malaysia Open with Verawaty Wiharjo. Ertanto earned a bronze medal with

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at the

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in Copenhagen. As a member of Indonesia's

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team, Ertanto and partner

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dropped the decisive final match in a narrow loss to

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. In 2013, he finished as a runner-up at the World Senior Championships in the men's doubles 50 in Turkey, and in 2017, he won double titles in the men's doubles 50 and mixed doubles 55 in Kochi, India.

Achievements

World Championships

''Men's Doubles''

World Cup

''Men's doubles''

World Senior Championships

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

SEA Games

''Men's doubles''

International Tournaments

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

External links

*http://bola.kompas.com/printnews/xml/2010/04/08/17524162/christian.hadinata.dikeroyok.tiga.pemain *https://web.archive.org/web/20110718034020/http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/badminton_weltmeisterschaften_siegerliste.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Ertanto, Bobby Living people 1960 births Badminton players from Surabaya Indonesian male badminton players Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Asian Games badminton players for Indonesia Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia SEA Games bronze medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in badminton Competitors at the 1983 SEA Games Competitors at the 1987 SEA Games 20th-century Indonesian sportsmen