Tony Gunawan
Tony Gunawan (Chinese: 吳俊明; pinyin: Wu Junming; born 9 April 1975) is an Indonesian-born American former badminton player. He gained several international achievements for Indonesia and later for the United States, including Olympic gold medal and world champion title.
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| Country |  Indonesia (until 2001) United States (2001–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1975 Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Christian Hadinata Herry Iman Pierngadi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Gunawan is a former Olympic gold medalist and world champion for Indonesia, and later a world champion for the United States. He is regarded by many, including his peers, as one of the greatest doubles players in badminton's history.[1] A superb all-court player with a particular facility in the forecourt, he won the 2000 Olympic gold medal, the 2001 IBF World Championships, and 2005 IBF World Championships with 3 different men's doubles partners.
He won the Men's Doubles gold medal in the 2005 World Championships from the 13th seeded position with his American partner Howard Bach. Gunawan partnered with Halim Haryanto to win the 2001 World Championships as well as the 2001 All-England Open, and with Candra Wijaya to win the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He was a member of the world champion 2000 Indonesia Thomas Cup team, winning his match in the final against China with yet another partner, Rexy Mainaky.
Gunawan and Bach won the 2005 IBF World Championships Men's Doubles gold over Gunawan's ex-partner Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto who were also finalists in the 2003 IBF World Championships in the same event. Tony played for Indonesia from 1992 to 2001 and is the winner of numerous international titles. He has coached and played for USA since 2001. Tony is currently studying in Orange County, California and coaches at San Gabriel Badminton Club 2 (Pomona).
Personal life
He married with Women's doubles Indonesia, Etty Tantri on July 29, 2002 at the Monte Carlo Chapel in Las Vegas. They have two sons, Christopher and Leon.
Achievements
Olympics
| 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles | ||||
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| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| Final | Candra Wijaya |
 Lee Dong-soo [2] Yoo Yong-sung |
15–10, 9–15, 15–7 |  Gold |
IBF World Championships
| 2005 IBF World Championships – Men's Doubles | ||||
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| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| Final | Howard Bach |
Candra Wijaya [2] Sigit Budiarto |
15–11, 10–15, 15–11 | Gold |
| 2001 IBF World Championships – Men's Doubles | ||||
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| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| Final | Halim Heryanto |
Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon |
15–0, 15–13 | Gold |
World Cup
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | Howard Bach |
Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya |
18–21, 9–21 |  Bronze |
World Badminton Grand Prix Finals
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Brunei | Candra Wijaya |
Halim Haryanto Sigit Budiarto |
7–5, 8–6, 7–2 | Gold |
| 1999 | Brunei | Candra Wijaya |
Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon |
15–7, 8–15, 15–11 | Gold |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Rexy Mainaky |
 Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah |
15–8, 15–9 | Gold |
Asian Cup
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea |
Rudy Wijaya |
Kim Dong-moon Yoo Yong-sung |
10–15, 8–15 |  Silver |
Pan American Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico |
Howard Bach |
Halim Haryanto Sattawat Pongnairat |
21–10, 21–14 | Gold |
Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia |
Bambang Suprianto |
Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto |
4–15, 6–15 | Silver |
BWF Super Series (1 title, 4 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 |  Singapore Open |
Howard Bach |
 Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu |
14–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2008 | Indonesia Open |
Candra Wijaya |
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari |
21–19, 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 |  Hong Kong Open |
Candra Wijaya |
Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
12–21, 21–18, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 |  Japan Open (3) |
Candra Wijaya |
Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto Chandra |
21–18, 21–17 |  Winner |
| 2007 | Malaysia Open |
Candra Wijaya |
Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong |
15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
IBF World Grand Prix (36 titles)
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | U.S. Open (3) |
Vita Marissa |
Kenichi Hayakawa Misaki Matsutomo |
21–13, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2005 | Chinese Taipei Open (1) |
Cheng Wen-hsing |
Devin Lahardi Vita Marissa |
17–15, 15–6 | Winner |
| 2003 | U.S. Open (2) |
Etty Tantri |
Hwang Ji-man Lee Eun-woo |
15–5, 15–9 | Winner |
| 2002 | SCBA Classic (1) |
Mesinee Mangkalakiri |
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11–3, 13–5 | Winner |
| 2002 |  Puerto Rico Open (1) |
Mesinee Mangkalakiri |
 Tjitte Weistra Dorianna Rivera |
15–6, 15–3 | Winner |
| 2002 | U.S. Open (1) |
Etty Tantri |
 Simon Archer  Marina Andrievskaya |
7–11, 11–4, 11–6 | Winner |
Other Results
| 2008 | China Cup 2008 | S.Series | Semi-Finalist | |
| 06/04/2008 | India Grand Prix Gold 2008 | GP Gold | 4900.00 | Semi-Finalist |
| 16/03/2008 | Wilson Swiss Open Super Series 2008 | S.Series | 5040.00 | Quarter-Finalist |
| 09/03/2008 | YONEX All England Super Series 2008 | S.Series | 3600.00 | 1\16 |
| 20/01/2008 | Proton Malaysia Open Super Series 2008 | S.Series | 6420.00 | Semi-Finalist |
| 25/11/2007 | CHINA OPEN SUPER SERIES | S.Series | 2220.00 | 1\32 |
| 19/08/2007 | 16th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 | BWF Events | 6600.00 | Quarter-Finalist |
| 22/07/2007 | BINGO BONANZA PHILIPPINE OPEN 2007 | GP Gold | 2720.00 | 1\16 |
| 13/05/2007 | DJARUM INDONESIA SUPER SERIES | S.Series | 6420.00 | Semi-Finalist |
| 06/05/2007 | AVIVA OPEN SINGAPORE SUPER SERIES 2007 | S.Series | 6420.00 | Semi-Finalist |
| 18/03/2007 | WILSON SWISS OPEN SUPER SERIES | S.Series | 6420.00 | Semi-Finalist |
| 11/03/2007 | YONEX ALL ENGLAND SUPER SERIES | S.Series | 6420.00 | Semi-Finalist |
| 28/01/2007 | YONEX KOREA OPEN SUPER SERIES | S.Series | 6420.00 | Semi-Finalist |
| 02/09/2006 | YONEX SUNRISE HONG KONG OPEN 2006 | 6* | 4950.10 | Quarter-Finalist |
Performance timeline
References
- General
- "Birdie Boys". AsianWeek. 2 September 2005. Archived from the original on 21 October 2006. Retrieved 10 May 2006.
- "Gunawan, Bach talk about their world title". U.S. Olympic Team. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2006.
- Tony Gunawan at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 February 2007)
- Tony Gunawan at cnnsi.com
- Tony Gunawan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
External links
- Official website
- Tony Gunawan at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Tony Gunawan at InternationalBadminton.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 October 2007)
- Tony Gunawan at the International Olympic Committee
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