Finarsih

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Finarsih
Personal information
Birth nameAadijatmiko Christina Finarsih
CountryIndonesia
Born (1972-02-08) 8 February 1972 (age 52)
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (1994)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Ho Chi Minh Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Jakarta Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 New Delhi Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Yogyakarta Women's doubles
Uber Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Jakarta Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Hiroshima Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Surabaya Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Asian Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Beijing Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Qingdao Women's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Manila Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Singapore Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Singapore Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Chiang Mai Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Chiang Mai Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Manila Women's doubles
BWF profile

Aadijatmiko Christina Finarsih (born 8 February 1972) is a retired badminton player from Indonesia who specialized in women's doubles. [1]

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Career

Finarsih won a number of significant international titles during the 1990s, most of them with regular partner Lili Tampi. These included the Dutch Open (1993), the World Badminton Grand Prix (1993), the Indonesia Open (1993, 1994), the Chinese Taipei Open (1994), and the Badminton World Cup (1994). She also won the 1996 Asian Championships with another fellow countrywomen Eliza Nathanael. Finarsih and Tampi were silver medalists at the 1995 IBF World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and in the round of sixteen at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

The two greatest highlights of Finarsih's badminton career, however, were not victories in any tournament for individual players. Rather, they were a pair of unexpected victories with Tampi in the final round of Uber Cup (the women's international team championship) in 1994 and 1996 which were critical in helping to lift Indonesia to victories over favored and long-dominant China.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Hye-ock
Flag of South Korea.svg Gil Young-ah
15–3, 11–15, 10–15 Med 2.png Silver

World Cup

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena,
New Delhi, India
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of Sweden.svg Lim Xiaoqing
Flag of Sweden.svg Christine Magnusson
10–15, 3–15 Med 3.png Bronze
1994 Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium,
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of South Korea.svg Chung So-young
Flag of South Korea.svg Gil Young-ah
15–11, 15–12 Med 1.png Gold
1995 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael
Flag of Indonesia.svg Zelin Resiana
15–10, 11–15, 11–10 retired Med 2.png Silver
1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indarti Issolina Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qin Yiyuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Yongshu
4–15, 9–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 GOR Pancasila,
Surabaya, Indonesia
Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael Flag of Indonesia.svg Indarti Issolina
Flag of Indonesia.svg Deyana Lomban
15–8, 15–6 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997 Stadium Negara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Flag of Indonesia.svg Sandiarto Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Lu
3–15, 15–2, 4–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Cup

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Flag of Indonesia.svg Zelin Resiana Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Ying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Yuhong
–, – Med 3.png Bronze
1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of South Korea.svg Gil Young-ah
Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Hye-ock
6–15, 15–8, 7–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium,
Manila, Philippines
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of Indonesia.svg Erma Sulistianingsih
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rosiana Tendean
10–15, 10–15 Med 2.png Silver
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall,
Singapore
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael
Flag of Indonesia.svg Zelin Resiana
15–5, 6–15, 15–5 Med 1.png Gold
1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael
Flag of Indonesia.svg Zelin Resiana
15–7, 15–3 Med 1.png Gold

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989 Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael Flag of South Korea.svg Shon Hye-joo
Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Eun-hwa
0–15, 17–16, 15–12 Med 1.png Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Denmark Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of England.svg Gillian Gowers
Flag of Denmark.svg Nettie Nielsen
7–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993 Japan Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of South Korea.svg Chung So-young
Flag of South Korea.svg Gil Young-ah
12–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993 Indonesia Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael
Flag of Indonesia.svg Zelin Resiana
17–16, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993 German Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Ying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Yuhong
15–3, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993 Dutch Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ning
15–9, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993 World Grand Prix Finals Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rosiana Tendean
15–11, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of Denmark.svg Lotte Olsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
15–9, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994Japan Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of South Korea.svg Chung So-young
Flag of South Korea.svg Gil Young-ah
11–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994Indonesia Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of South Korea.svg Chung So-young
Flag of South Korea.svg Gil Young-ah
10–15, 15–9, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 World Grand Prix Finals Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Jun
15–13, 8–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995Japan Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Jun
11–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997Indonesia Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarti Timur Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael
Flag of Indonesia.svg Zelin Resiana
10–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 Vietnam Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Sandiarto Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jin
5–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Sandiarto Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-soo
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Soo-yun
15–11, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  IBF Grand Prix tournament
  IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

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References

  1. Sudarman, Simon. "Christina Finarsih: Beriman di Lapangan Bulutangkis" (in Indonesian). Hidupkatolik.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.