Retno Kustijah

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
Karanganyar, Kebumen, Dutch East Indies
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Uber Cup
1969 Tokyo Women's team
1972 Tokyo Women's team
Asian Games
1962 Jakarta Women's doubles
1962 Jakarta Women's team
1966 Bangkok Women's doubles
1970 Bangkok Women's doubles
1966 Bangkok Mixed doubles
1966 Bangkok Women's team
1970 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Championships
1971 Jakarta Women's doubles
1971 Jakarta Mixed doubles

Career

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

Asian Games

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

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 tournaments

Women's singles

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

References
  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.
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