Cynthia Tuwankotta
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Country | Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia | 28 June 1977||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Achievements
[edit]Asian Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Etty Tantri | Ge Fei Gu Jun |
7–15, 6–15 | Bronze |
1997 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Etty Tantri | Liu Lu Qian Hong |
10–15, 9–15 | Bronze |
Southeast Asian Games
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
Etty Tantri | Emma Ermawati Indarti Issolina |
17–15, 15–6 | Gold |
IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | India Open | Etty Tantri | Choi Ma-ree Lee Soon-deuk |
15–8, 14–17, 15–5 | Winner |
1997 | Polish Open | Etty Tantri | Chen Li-chin Tsai Hui-min |
12–15, 15–8, 15–9 | Winner |
IBF International
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | French International | Etty Tantri | Ella Miles Sara Sankey |
14–17, 15–3, 15–7 | Winner |
2001 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | Fabienne Baumeyer | Anna Larchenko Oksana Larchenko |
7–2, 7–5, 7–1 | Winner |
2006 | Austrian International | Atu Rosalina | Sandra Marinello Kathrin Piotrowski |
11–21, 21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Swedish International | Imam Sodikin | Jacob Chemnitz Julie Houmann |
17–21, 23–21, 21–18 | Winner |
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Cynthia Tuwankotta". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Founder & Head Coach: Cynthia Tuwankotta". Tuwankotta's Badminton Coaches and Tour. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Cynthia Tuwankotta: Tak Dipanggil PBSI, Siap Hengkang ke Luar Negeri". World News Network (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Indonesia are top of the tree". BBC. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- Cynthia Tuwankotta at BWFBadminton.com
- Cynthia Tuwankotta at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Cynthia Tuwankotta at Olympedia
- Cynthia Tuwankotta at Olympics.com
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Ambon, Maluku
- Sportspeople from Maluku (province)
- Indonesian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Indonesia
- Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia
- SEA Games medalists in badminton
- Swiss female badminton players
- Indonesian badminton coaches
- 20th-century Indonesian sportswomen
- 21st-century Indonesian sportswomen