Minarti Timur (; born 24 March 1968) is a former Indonesian
badminton
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player who is affiliated with PB Djarum since 1987.
Career
Though she won women's singles at the 1990
Dutch Open, Minarti was primarily a doubles player, particularly excelling in mixed doubles. During the 1990s and the early 2000s (decade), she won numerous international mixed doubles titles, the majority with
Tri Kusharjanto
Tri Kusharjanto (born 18 January 1974) 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 ...
but also, later, with
Bambang Suprianto
Bambang Suprianto (born 20 February 1969) is a retired badminton player from Indonesia.
Career
A durable all around player who won singles at the Singapore Open in 1991, Suprianto's greatest success came in doubles events. In the mid-1990s he ...
. These included the
Thailand
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(1994, 1996),
Indonesia
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(1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999),
Singapore
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(1995, 1998),
Malaysia
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(1996, 1998, 2000), and
Japan
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(2001) Opens; the
SEA Games
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(1995); the
World Badminton Grand Prix
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(1995); the
Badminton World Cup
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(1996); and the
Asian Championships (2000). She was part of the Indonesia winning team at the
1989 Sudirman Cup, helped the team defeat South Korea in group 1A, where she played in the mixed doubles with
Aryono Miranat beating
Park Joo-bong and
Chung Myung-hee in straight games.
Minarti and Kusharjanto did not quite capture titles at any of badminton's three most prestigious tournaments for individual players: the
Olympics
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, the
World Championships
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, and the
All-England Championships. They were runners-up at the
1997 All-Englands and bronze medalists at the
1997 IBF World Championships in
Glasgow, Scotland
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. At the
2000 Olympics
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in
Sydney, Australia
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they had to settle for a silver medal after losing an extremely close final to
China's Zhang Jun and
Gao Ling
Gao Ling (; born 14 March 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player.
Career
Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is one of the most successful doubles players in the history of women's badminton ...
.
After retired from the national team, she moved to Philippines in 2003, and started a new career as a coach at the
Philippines national badminton team.
Timur also represented the Philippines in international tournaments. In 2016, she moved back to her home country,
and later entered the
Indonesia national badminton team as a women's singles assistant coach.
Achievements
Olympic Games
''Mixed doubles''
World Championships
''Mixed doubles''
World Cup
''Mixed doubles''
Asian Games
''Mixed doubles''
Asian Championships
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
Asian Cup
''Mixed doubles''
SEA Games
''Mixed doubles''
IBF World Grand Prix (16 titles, 14 runners-up)
The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
: IBF Grand Prix tournament
: IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament
IBF International (2 titles)
''Mixed doubles''
References
External links
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Minarti Timur Masih Menunggu Pria Idaman
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1968 births
Living people
Badminton players from Surabaya
Indonesian sportspeople of Chinese descent
Indonesian female badminton players
Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players for Indonesia
Olympic silver medalists for Indonesia
Olympic medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games
Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia
Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
Asian Games medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
Competitors at the 1989 SEA Games
Competitors at the 1993 SEA Games
Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games
Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games
SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia
SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia
SEA Games medalists in badminton
World No. 1 badminton players
Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines
Filipino female badminton players
Indonesian badminton coaches