Halim Haryanto

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Halim Haryanto Ho
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (1976-09-23) September 23, 1976 (age 47)
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (167 lb ; 11.9 st)
HandednessRight
Coach Christian Hadinata
Herry Iman Pierngadi
EventMen's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Mixed doubles
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Seville Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Guangzhou Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Busan Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Busan Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Bangkok Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Bangkok Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team
BWF profile

Halim Haryanto Ho (born September 23, 1976) is an Indonesian-born American 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 resides in San Diego, California, Apex Badminton Academy head coach at SDBCC in San Diego and representing the United States as a badminton player of Team USA.

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Personal life

Halim Haryanto Ho was born in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on September 23, 1976 to Hadimulya Ho and Ana Wun. Haryanto began playing badminton at the age of 8. He graduated from West Java, Indonesia High School in 1994 and joined the Indonesia National Badminton Team in 1995, specializing as a men's doubles player. He is currently married to Jeanny N. Ho, whose father is Hariamanto Kartono, silver medalist at the 1980 IBF World Championships and gold medalist of the All England, Indonesian Open, and Thomas Cup. Together they have two daughters, Gabriella Ho and Graciella Ho. Amongst his hobbies are basketball, swimming, watching James Bond movies, and That '70s Show. He also became a certified massage therapist in 2006. [1] After living in the United States for seven years, Haryanto gained his U.S. Citizenship on August 19, 2011. [2]

Career

From 1995 to 2004 Haryanto played for the Indonesia National Badminton Team with various partners before immigrating to the U.S. in fall of 2004 to pursue a career as a badminton coach. In those 9 years he played for Indonesia, he enjoyed his most success with fellow countryman and now U.S. citizen, Tony Gunawan. He won his first ever gold medals at the 1998 Malaysia Open and Brunei Open in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan. That year he was also the bronze medalists at the Badminton Asia Championships. In 2001 he won the bi-annual International Badminton Federation World Championship as well as the 2001 All England Championship in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan. They also won the 2001 Singapore Open that year as well. The Singapore Open would be the last international badminton tournament that Haryanto and Gunawan would compete in together under the PBSI.

2002–2004

After the Singapore Open, Haryanto was paired up with Tri Kusharjanto as a part of the Indonesian 2002 Thomas Cup team. They eventually won the 2002, winning their final round match against Malaysia in men's doubles. Near the end 2002 Haryanto began coaching the Indonesian Junior National Badminton team at the SGS Badminton Club in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. In 2003 Haryanto was paired up with Candra Wijaya, Olympic gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Haryanto's previous partner, Tony Gunawan. Their short-lived partnership won them the Copenhagen Masters in 2003 before Haryanto resigned from the Indonesia National Badminton Team and moved to the United States in October 2004. [1]

2004–present

After moving to the United States he procured a job as a badminton coach at Bay Badminton Center in Burlingame, California, while maintaining international presence. In 2005 Haryanto paired up with his former partner, Tony Gunawan (who moved to the United States as well), and won the 2005 Chinese Taipei Open, 2005 Bitburger Open, and the U.S. Open later in 2006. [1] Since then, Haryanto has competed in and several won national level titles including the international level U.S. Open as a representative of the United States. Haryanto is also a legendary coach, achieving Level 4 Certified High Performance Coach of USA Badminton, the highest coaching status in the United States. He was also a part of the 2011 United States Pan American Games Badminton Team that competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. [1] He is currently working as Apex Badminton Academy head coach at [San Diego Badminton Center Court – https://www.sdbccinc.com] in San Diego, California.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo,
Seville, Spain
Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of South Korea.svg Ha Tae-kwon
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
15–0, 15–13 Med 1.png Gold

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg Sattawat Pongnairat Flag of the United States.svg Howard Bach
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Gunawan
10–21, 14–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grace Gao
13–21, 21–9, 17–21 Med 2.png Silver

Asian Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea
Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharjanto Flag of Thailand.svg Pramote Teerawiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Tesana Panvisvas
15–17, 8–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharyanto
13–15, 5–15 Med 2.png Silver
2002 Bangkok, Thailand Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharyanto Flag of South Korea.svg Ha Tae-kwon
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
6–15, 12–15 Med 3.png Bronze
1998 Bangkok, Thailand Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Kyung-jin
Flag of South Korea.svg Ha Tae-kwon
15–6, 8–15, 12–15 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Raju Rai Flag of the United States.svg Howard Bach
Flag of the United States.svg Khan Bob Malaythong
14–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006 U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of Russia.svg Alexandr Nikolaenko
Flag of Russia.svg Vitalij Durkin
21–10, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of the United States.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Boe
Flag of Denmark.svg Carsten Mogensen
15–13, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Bitburger Open Flag of the United States.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg William Milroy
15–3, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2003 Denmark Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea.svg Ha Tae-kwon
17–16, 6–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 Singapore Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
5–7, 7–3, 7–2, 7–0Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001 Indonesia Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
2–7, 3–7, 5–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 Malaysia Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
4–7, 7–4, 2–7, 7–2, 5–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 All England Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
15–13, 7–15, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 Grand Prix Finals Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan
5–7, 6–8, 2–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000 Dutch Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto Flag of Denmark.svg Jim Laugesen
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard
15–11, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 Thailand Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Wei
5–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 Hong Kong Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheah Soon Kit
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yap Kim Hock
12–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Grand Prix Finals Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of Indonesia.svg Antonius Ariantho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Denny Kantono
11–15, 15–5, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Brunei Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard
Flag of Indonesia.svg Denny Kantono
15–2, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Malaysia Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Jinhao
6–15, 15–5, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Indonesia Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Davis Efraim Flag of Indonesia.svg Antonius Budi Ariantho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Denny Kantono
3–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Brunei Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Davis Efraim Flag of Indonesia.svg Cun Cun Haryono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Lukas
15–8, 4–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 Brunei Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Davis Efraim Flag of Indonesia.svg Cun Cun Haryono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Lukas
8–15, 15–11, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Peng Yun Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Valerie Loker
21–13, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Canadian International Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Chew Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud Bosch
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Koen Ridder
13–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Puerto Rico International Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Chew Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordon
Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramirez
19–21, 21–13, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Santo Domingo Open Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Chew Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordon
Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramirez
23–21, 15–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Indonesia International Flag of Indonesia.svg Davis Efraim Flag of Indonesia.svg Eng Hian
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hermono Yuwono
15–5, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 French International Flag of Indonesia.svg Davis Efraim Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Victo Wibowo
10–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 USA International Flag of the United States.svg Jing Yu Hong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Li
16–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Brazil International Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Choo
21–11, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Peru International Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grace Gao
11–21, 21–14, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Brazil International Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee Flag of the United States.svg Hock Lai Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Priscilla Lun
21–11, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series/ Satellite tournament

Invitation Tournament

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 Copenhagen Masters Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Paaske
Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
15–11, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 Copenhagen Masters Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan Flag of Indonesia.svg Flandy Limpele
Flag of Indonesia.svg Eng Hian
7–8, 7–5, 4–7, 7–5, 5–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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