Cynthia Tuwankotta

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Cynthia Tuwankotta
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1977-06-28) 28 June 1977 (age 46)
Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Uber Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Women's team
BWF profile

Cynthia Tuwankotta (born 28 June 1977) is an Indonesian former badminton player who later represented Switzerland. [1] Tuwankotta started playing badminton at aged six, and she won the junior title at her hometown Maluku when she was ten. She then selected to join Indonesia national team in 1994, and was part of the team for 6 years. In 2000, she moved to Switzerland and was part of the national team from 2000–2009. [2] She reached a career high as world number 6 in the women's doubles world ranking. [2] [3] Tuwankotta competed for Indonesia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's doubles event partnered with Etty Tantri. [4] After retiring from the badminton tournament, she became a badminton coach in Switzerland and France, and also found a Tuwankotta's Badminton Coaches and Tour in Indonesia. [2]

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Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Indonesia.svg Etty Tantri Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Jun
7–15, 6–15 Med 3.png Bronze
1997 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Indonesia.svg Etty Tantri Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Lu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qian Hong
10–15, 9–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Flag of Indonesia.svg Etty Tantri Flag of Indonesia.svg Emma Ermawati
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indarti Issolina
17–15, 15–6 Med 1.png Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997 India Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Etty Tantri Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ma-ree
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Soon-deuk
15–8, 14–17, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Polish Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Etty Tantri Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Li-chin
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tsai Hui-min
12–15, 15–8, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner

IBF International

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997 French International Flag of Indonesia.svg Etty Tantri Flag of England.svg Ella Miles
Flag of England.svg Sara Sankey
14–17, 15–3, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabienne Baumeyer Flag of Russia.svg Anna Larchenko
Flag of Russia.svg Oksana Larchenko
7–2, 7–5, 7–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Austrian International Flag of Indonesia.svg Atu Rosalina Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Marinello
Flag of Germany.svg Kathrin Piotrowski
11–21, 21–19, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Swedish International Flag of Indonesia.svg Imam Sodikin Flag of Denmark.svg Jacob Chemnitz
Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Houmann
17–21, 23–21, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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References

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