Retno Kustijah (born 19 June 1942; as Retno Koestijah) is a former badminton player from Indonesia who competed internationally from the early 1960s to the early 1970s.

Retno Kustijah
Personal information
Birth nameRetno Koestijah
CountryIndonesia
Born (1942-06-19) 19 June 1942 (age 82)
Karanganyar, Kebumen, Dutch East Indies
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 1969 Tokyo Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1972 Tokyo Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bangkok Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Jakarta Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1971 Jakarta Mixed doubles

Career

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Though she played singles in high level events, Kustijah's greatest success came in women's doubles with regular partner Minarni. They were the first of only two Indonesian teams to win women's doubles at the prestigious All England Championships (1968).[1] Their titles together included the quadrennial Asian Games (1962, 1966),[2] and the Malaysia (1966, 1967), Singapore (1967), New Zealand (1968), Canadian (1969), and U.S. (1969) Opens.[3] Kustijah also won mixed doubles at the 1967 Malaysia Open with Tan Joe Hok and at the 1971 Asian Championships with Christian Hadinata. She was a member of Indonesian teams which finished second to Japan in the 1969 and 1972 Uber Cup (women's world team) championships.[4]

Achievements

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Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1962 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia   Minarni   Happy Herowati
  Corry Kawilarang
9–15, 15–12, 15–6   Gold
1966 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Minarni   Hiroe Amano
  Tomoko Takahashi
15–9, 15–6   Gold
1970 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Nurhaena   Machiko Aizawa
  Etsuko Takenaka
11–15, 6–15   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Tjoa Tjong Boan   Eddy Choong
  Tan Gaik Bee
15–6, 16–17, 9–15   Bronze

Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1971 Jakarta, Indonesia   Intan Nurtjahja   Regina Masli
  Poppy Tumengkol
15–13, 15–6   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1971 Jakarta, Indonesia   Christian Hadinata   Indra Gunawan
  Intan Nurtjahja
18–13, 15–5   Gold

International Open Tournaments (11 titles, 6 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1966 Malaysia Open   Minarni 5–11, 11–8, 1–11   Runner-up
1966 Perak Open   Minarni 7–11, 9–11   Runner-up
1967 Malaysia Open   Minarni 4–11, 7–11   Runner-up
1967 Singapore Open   Minarni 11–5, 6–11, retired   Runner-up
1969 Canadian Open   Eva Twedberg 1–11, 2–11   Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 Malaysia Open   Minarni   Megah Idawati
  Tan Tjung Ing
15–5, 15–5   Winner
1966 Penang Open   Minarni   Megah Idawati
  Tan Tjung Ing
  Winner
1966 Perak Open   Minarni   Megah Idawati
  Tan Tjung Ing
15–1, 15–10   Winner
1967 Malaysia Open   Minarni   Rosalind Singha Ang
  Teoh Siew Yong
15–7, 15–1   Winner
1967 Singapore Open   Minarni   Hiroe Amano
  Noriko Takagi
15–6, 18–13   Winner
1968 All England Open   Minarni   Hiroe Amano
  Noriko Takagi
15–5, 15–6   Winner
1969 Canadian Open   Minarni   Barbara Hood
  Marjory Shedd
15–3, 15–6   Winner
1969 U.S. Open   Minarni   Tyna Barinaga
  Helen Tibbetts
15–6, 15–6   Winner
1970 Singapore Open   Minarni   Rosalind Singha Ang
  Teoh Siew Yong
15–11, 15–4   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 Perak Open   Tan Yee Khan   Eddy Choong
  Minarni
15–9, 15–11   Winner
1967 Malaysia Open   Tan Joe Hok   Darmadi
  Minarni
15–9, 15–8   Winner
1969 Canadian Open   Ng Boon Bee   Darmadi
  Minarni
5–15, 15–17   Runner-up

Other Tournaments

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1963 GANEFO   Minarni   Liang Hsiao Mu
  Chen Yu Niang
15–7, 15–3   Gold

References

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  1. ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.
  2. ^ "RESULTS". The Straits Times. 20 December 1966. p. 23. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 137, 230, 252, 253, 281, 282, 313, 334.
  4. ^ Davis, 133, 134.