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

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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

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(1994, 1996),

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

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(1995, 1998),

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(1996, 1998, 2000), and

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(2001) Opens; the

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(1995); the

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(1995); the

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(1996); and the

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(2000). She was part of the Indonesia winning team at the

1989 Sudirman Cup The 1989 Sudirman Cup was the first tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships, the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 24 to May 29, 1989, in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Teams 28 teams around the world took part in this tournament ...

, helped the team defeat South Korea in group 1A, where she played in the mixed doubles with Aryono Miranat beating

Park Joo-bong Park Joo-bong (Hangul: 박주봉; Hanja: 朴柱奉; born 5 December 1964) is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s. Career Park is one of the most successful players ever in the Wor ...

and

Chung Myung-hee Chung Myung-hee (Hangul: 정명희; born 27 January 1964) is a former female badminton player from South Korea. Chung was a nine-time All England Open champion (four-time in women's doubles and five-time in mixed doubles), and won the gold m ...

in straight games. Minarti and Kusharjanto did not quite capture titles at any of badminton's three most prestigious tournaments for individual players: the

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, the

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, and the All-England Championships. They were runners-up at the 1997 All-Englands and bronze medalists at the

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. At the

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they had to settle for a silver medal after losing an extremely close final to

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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

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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''

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. ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : IBF Grand Prix tournament : IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

IBF International

''Mixed doubles''

References

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Minarti Timur Masih Menunggu Pria Idaman
{{DEFAULTSORT:Timur, Minarti 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Surabaya Indonesian people of Chinese descent Indonesian female badminton players Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 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 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 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 1993 Southeast 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 Indonesian expatriates in the Philippines Filipino female badminton players Badminton coaches