Tri Kusharjanto (born 18 January 1974) is a

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

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

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(1994, 1996),

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(1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001),

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(1995, 1998),

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(1996, 1998, 2000), and

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(2002) Opens; the

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(1995), the

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(1995), the

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(1995), and the

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(1996). Though victories in badminton's three most prestigious events for individual players, the

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, the All England Championships, and the

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, 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

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, and a silver medal at the

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. Though only occasionally chosen by the Indonesian Badminton Association to play international events in men's doubles, Kusharjanto has won some, most notably the

with Bambang Suprianto in 2001 and with Sigit Budiarto in 2004. As a member of Indonesia's

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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

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in mixed doubles with partner Minarti Timur. They won the silver medal after being defeated by the Chinese pair Zhang Jun and

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in the final.

2004 Summer Olympics

He competed in

badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from 14 August through 21 August. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed do ...

in men's doubles with partner Sigit Budiarto. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Robert Mateusiak and

Michał Łogosz Michał Andrzej Łogosz (born 23 November 1977) is a Polish badminton player from Litpol-Malow Suwałki club. He was named best sportsman in Płock in 1995. Career Łogosz started playing badminton when he was in primary school, and in 1992, ...

of Poland.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Mixed doubles''

World Championships

''Mixed doubles''

World Cup

''Mixed doubles''

World Masters Games

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

World Senior Championships

''Men's doubles''

Asian Games

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

Asian Championships

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

Asian Cup

''Mixed doubles''

SEA Games

''Mixed doubles''

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'' : IBF Grand Prix tournament : IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

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

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

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tournament : BWF/IBF International Series tournament

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kusharjanto, Tri 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Special Region of Yogyakarta Indonesian male badminton players Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2004 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 1998 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian 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