Indonesian born badminton player Tony Gunawan is regarded by many as one of the greatest male doubles players in the international badminton’s history. He represented Indonesia in his early days from 1992 till 2001 and now represents and coached the United States since 2001. With 3 different men’s doubles partners, he achieved 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medal, the 2001 Seville World Championships and Anaheim 2005 World Championships.
Tony also won the mixed doubles titles at US Open, Taipei Open, Puerto Rico Open and SCBA Classic. Tony achieved a total 35 international titles in his career and won the 2001 IBF World Championships, as well as the 2001 All-England Open with his partner Halim Haryanto. Besides his playing career, he is now serving as the head coach at San Gabriel Badminton Club 2 (Pomona).
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