Halim Haryanto Ho
Athlete Bio#
Height
5’ 8”/174 meters
Age
49
Hometown
West Covina
Education
Halim Haryanto Ho became a citizen of the United States of America in 2011…Born in Bandung, West Java Indonesia to Hadimulya Ho and Ana Wun on September 23, 1976, Halim competed for his native Indonesia before moving to the United States in late 2004…Started playing badminton at the age of eight years old…Joined the Indonesia National Badminton Team in 1995 as a specialist in men’s doubles…Won the gold medal at the 2001 World Badminton Championship in Seville, Spain with men’s doubles partner Tony Gunawan…Began his coaching career, while maintaining a full competition schedule, in 2002 at the SGS Badminton Club in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia coaching the Junior Team…Won numerous gold, silver and bronze medals for Indonesia at international events until resigning from the Indonesia National Badminton Team in October 2004...Immigrated to the United States of America in the fall of 2004…Began coaching at the Bay Badminton Center in Burlingame, Calif. upon his arrival in the United States in late 2004…Has reached the highest level of coaching certification in the U.S. as a Level 4 Certified High Performance Coach for USA Badminton…Continued to compete competitively in Badminton World Federation events in 2005, now representing the United States of America…Is a member of the 2011 United States Pan American Games Badminton Team that will compete at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, October 14-30…Graduated from West Java, Indonesia High School in 1994…Competed in badminton while in high school…Became a Certified Massage Therapist in 2006…Speaks English and Indonesian fluently…Hobbies include playing basketball and swimming…Has an i-pod full of all kinds of music…Is a fan of the
Doubles Partner: Eva Lee, Sattawat Pongnairat
World Championship: 2001 World Championships, Seville, Spain
Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Gold Medal
Personal
Halim Haryanto Ho became a citizen of the United States of America in 2011…Born in Bandung, West Java Indonesia to Hadimulya Ho and Ana Wun on September 23, 1976, Halim competed for his native Indonesia before moving to the United States in late 2004…Started playing badminton at the age of eight years old…Joined the Indonesia National Badminton Team in 1995 as a specialist in men’s doubles…Won the gold medal at the 2001 World Badminton Championship in Seville, Spain with men’s doubles partner Tony Gunawan…Began his coaching career, while maintaining a full competition schedule, in 2002 at the SGS Badminton Club in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia coaching the Junior Team…Won numerous gold, silver and bronze medals for Indonesia at international events until resigning from the Indonesia National Badminton Team in October 2004...Immigrated to the United States of America in the fall of 2004…Began coaching at the Bay Badminton Center in Burlingame, Calif. upon his arrival in the United States in late 2004…Has reached the highest level of coaching certification in the U.S. as a Level 4 Certified High Performance Coach for USA Badminton…Continued to compete competitively in Badminton World Federation events in 2005, now representing the United States of America…Is a member of the 2011 United States Pan American Games Badminton Team that will compete at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, October 14-30…Graduated from West Java, Indonesia High School in 1994…Competed in Badminton while in high school…Became a Certified Massage Therapist in 2006…Speaks English and Indonesian fluently…Hobbies include playing basketball and swimming…Has an i-pod full of all kinds of music…Is a fan of the 007 movie series and That 70’s Show…Lists his Indonesian Coach, Christian Hadinata as his role model…Is married to Jeanny N. Ho with whom he has two daughters, Gabriella Ho (7) and Graciella Ho (6)…Says his family and his belief in God are things he holds dear…His father-in-law, Kartono Hari Atmanto won a silver medal at the 1992 Badminton World Championships, as well as the All England gold medal, Indonesia Open gold medal and Thomas Cup Team gold medal.
Competition Record:
2011 Results:
Became citizen of the United States of America on August 19, 2011
Bay Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Eva Lee), Gold
Bay Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Taufik Hidayat), Gold
U.S. National Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Eva Lee), Gold
U.S. National Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Kowi Chandra), Silver
Peru International Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Eva Lee), Silver
2010 Results:
Guatemala International Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Phillip Chew), Bronze
Brazil International Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Eva Lee), Gold
Los Angeles Badminton Club Spring Challenge, Men’s Doubles (Phillip Chew), Bronze
Los Angeles Badminton Club Spring Challenge, Mixed Doubles (Peng Yun), Silver
Canadian Atwater Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Phillip Chew), Silver
U.S. National Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Phillip Chew), Bronze
U.S. National Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Peng Yun), Silver
San Diego Classic Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Phillip Chew), Bronze
San Diego Classic Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Peng Yun), Gold
2009 Results:
Boston Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Phillip Chew), Bronze
Boston Open Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Peng Yun), Silver
Puerto Rico International Badminton Challenge, Men’s Doubles (Phillip Chew), Silver
Santo Domingo International Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Phillip Chew), Silver
SGVBC Summer Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Phillip Chew), Gold
Bay Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Phillip Chew), Bronze
Bay Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Peng Yun), Gold
U.S. National Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Phillip Chew), Bronze
U.S. National Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Peng Yun), Bronze
2008 Results:
U.S. Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Raju Rai), Silver
U.S. Open Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Peng Yun), Gold
Phillipine Albie Cup Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Minarti Timur), Gold
Bay Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Peng Yun), Silver
Bay Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Silver
San Diego Classic Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Phillip Chew), Bronze
San Diego Classic Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Peng Yun), Gold
2007 Results:
Boston Open Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Angelina De Pow), Silver
Boston Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Bob Malaythong), Gold
Became a Certified High Performance Coach for USA Badminton
2006 Results:
Golden Gate Open Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Angelina De Pow), Gold
Golden Gate Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Eric Go), Gold
Boston Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Singles, Bronze
Boston Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Bob Malaythong), Silver
Boston Open Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Angelina De Pow), Gold
U.S. Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Gold
2005 Results:
Began Representing the United States of America in Badminton World Federation Play
U.S. Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Bob Malaythong), Bronze
Dutch Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Bronze
Chinese Taipei Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Gold
Bitburger German Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Gold
2004 Results:
U.S. Open Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Eny Erlangga), Bronze
U.S. Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (David Pohan), Bronze
Asian Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Candra Wijaya), Silver
Resigned from Indonesian National Badminton Team in October
2003 Results:
Copenhagen Master Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Candra Wijaya), Gold
Denmark Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Candra Wijaya), Silver
Indonesia Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Candra Wijaya), Bronze
2002 Results:
Began Coaching the Junior Team at the SGS Badminton Club in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Asian Games, Men’s Doubles (Tri KusHarjanto), Bronze
Asian Games, Team Event, Silver
Asian Badminton Championship, Men’s Doubles (Tri KusHarjanto), Silver
Indonesia Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tri KusHarjanto), Bronze
Thomas Cup, Team Event, Gold
2001 Results:
World Final Grand Prix, Men’s Doubles (Sigit Budiarto), Silver
Japan Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Bronze
Indonesia Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Silver
Malaysia Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Silver
Singapore Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Gold
All England Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Gold
World Badminton Championships in Seville, Spain, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Gold
2000 Results:
Copenhagen Master Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Silver
Denmark Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Sigit Budiarto), Bronze
Dutch Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Sigit Budiarto), Gold
Thailand Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Sigit Budiarto), Silver
Indonesia Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Sigit Budiarto), Bronze
1999 Results:
Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Sigit Budiarto), Silver
SEA Games, Team Event, Gold
World Final Grand Prix, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Silver
1998 Results:
Denmark Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Bronze
Asia Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Bronze
Singapore Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Bronze
Brunei Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Gold
Malaysia Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Tony Gunawan), Gold
1997 Results:
Singapore Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Davis Efraim), Bronze
Poland Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Davis Efraim), Bronze
French Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Davis Efraim), Silver
1996 Results:
Australia Open Badminton Championships, Mixed Doubles (Indarti Isolina), Gold
Australia Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Davis Efraim), Gold
Brunei Open Badminton Championships, Men’s Doubles (Davis Efraim), Silver
1995 Results:
Joined the Indonesia National Badminton Team as a specialist in Men’s Doubles
1994 Results:
Indonesia National Badminton Circuit, Men’s Doubles (Davis Efraim), Gold
1993 Results:
Indonesia National Badminton Circuit, Men’s Doubles (Davis Efraim), Gold
