Tri Kusharjanto (born 18 January 1974) is a

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

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 Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanes ...

and together has a son named

Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto (born 28 February 2000) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club. Early life and career His father Tri Kusharjanto, is an Olympic silver medalist in badminton in 2000, and his mother Sri Untari, w ...

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 Minarti Timur (; 24 March 1968) is a former Indonesian badminton 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 i ...

. 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 Chinese Taipei (2002) Opens; the

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(1995), the

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(1995), the

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(1995), and the Badminton Asia Championships (1996). Though victories in badminton's three most prestigious events for individual players, the Olympics, 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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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's

2002 Thomas Cup The 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup was held in Guangzhou, China from May 9 to May 19, 2002. It was the 22nd tournament of World Men's Team Badminton Championships of Thomas Cup and 19th tournament of World Women's Team Badminton Championships of Uber Cup. ...

team he helped his country to capture its thirteenth world team title by winning his championship round doubles match with

Halim Haryanto Halim Haryanto Ho (born 23 September 1976) is an Indonesian former badminton player. He is a former world champion along with his doubles partner Tony Gunawan. Haryanto immigrated to the United States in 2004 to pursue a coaching career. He now ...

Olympic record

1996 Summer Olympics

He competed in

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in mixed doubles with partner

. They were defeated in the quarter final by the eventual gold medalist,

Kim Dong-moon Kim Dong-moon (Hangul: 김동문, Hanja: 金東文; born 22 September 1975) is a retired South Korean badminton player who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s (decade), and widely regarded as one of finest men's doubles and m ...

and

Gil Young-ah Gil Young-ah (born April 11, 1970 in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do) is a former female badminton player from South Korea. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Shim Eun-jung. Four years ...

of South Korea.

2000 Summer Olympics

He competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner

. They won the silver medal after being defeated by the Chinese pair 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. ...

in the final.

2004 Summer Olympics

He competed in

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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''

World Championships

''Mixed doubles''

World Cup

''Mixed doubles''

World Masters Games

''Men's 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''

Southeast Asian Games

''Mixed doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

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

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF/IBF International Series tournament

References

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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 of 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 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton World No. 1 badminton players