Finarsih

Aadijatmiko Christina Finarsih (born 8 February 1972) is a retired badminton player from Indonesia who specialized in women's doubles.[1]

Finarsih
Personal information
Birth name	Aadijatmiko Christina Finarsih
Country	Indonesia
Born	8 February 1972 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Handedness	Right
Highest ranking	1 (1994)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Indonesia World Championships 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles World Cup 1994 Ho Chi Minh Women's doubles 1995 Jakarta Women's doubles 1993 New Delhi Women's doubles 1997 Yogyakarta Women's doubles Uber Cup 1994 Jakarta Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team 1998 Hong Kong Women's team 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Sudirman Cup 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Women's team Asian Championships 1996 Surabaya Women's doubles 1997 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles Asian Cup 1994 Beijing Women's doubles 1995 Qingdao Women's doubles Southeast Asian Games 1991 Manila Women's team 1993 Singapore Women's doubles 1993 Singapore Women's team 1995 Chiang Mai Women's doubles 1995 Chiang Mai Women's team 1991 Manila Women's doubles
BWF profile

Career

Finarsih won a number of significant international titles during the 1990s, most of them with regular partner Lili Tampi. These included the Dutch Open (1993), the World Badminton Grand Prix (1993), the Indonesia Open (1993, 1994), the Chinese Taipei Open (1994), and the Badminton World Cup (1994). She also won the 1996 Asian Championships with another fellow countrywomen Eliza Nathanael. Finarsih and Tampi were silver medalists at the 1995 IBF World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and in the round of sixteen at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

The two greatest highlights of Finarsih's badminton career, however, were not victories in any tournament for individual players. Rather, they were a pair of unexpected victories with Tampi in the final round of Uber Cup (the women's international team championship) in 1994 and 1996 which were critical in helping to lift Indonesia to victories over favored and long-dominant China.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Lili Tampi	Jang Hye-ock Gil Young-ah	15–3, 11–15, 10–15	Silver

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Indarti Issolina	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	4–15, 9–15	Bronze
1995	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lili Tampi	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	15–10, 11–15, 11–10 retired	Silver
1994	Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam	Lili Tampi	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	15–11, 15–12	Gold
1993	Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India	Lili Tampi	Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson	10–15, 3–15	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GOR Pancasila, Surabaya, Indonesia	Eliza Nathanael	Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban	15–8, 15–6	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Sandiarto	Zhang Jun Liu Lu	3–15, 15–2, 4–15	Bronze

Asian Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Zelin Resiana	Chen Ying Wu Yuhong	–, –	Bronze
1995	Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China	Lili Tampi	Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock	6–15, 15–8, 7–15	Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Lili Tampi	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	15–7, 15–3	Gold
1993	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Lili Tampi	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	15–5, 6–15, 15–5	Gold
1991	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Lili Tampi	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	10–15, 10–15	Silver

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Jakarta, Indonesia	Eliza Nathanael	Shon Hye-joo Jung Eun-hwa	0–15, 17–16, 15–12	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Indonesia Open	Minarti Timur	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	10–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1995	Japan Open	Lili Tampi	Ge Fei Gu Jun	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1994	World Grand Prix Finals	Lili Tampi	Ge Fei Gu Jun	15–13, 8–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1994	Indonesia Open	Lili Tampi	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	10–15, 15–9, 15–5	Winner
1994	Japan Open	Lili Tampi	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	11–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1994	Chinese Taipei Open	Lili Tampi	Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1993	World Grand Prix Finals	Lili Tampi	Eliza Nathanael Rosiana Tendean	15–11, 15–10	Winner
1993	Dutch Open	Lili Tampi	Joanne Goode Zhang Ning	15–9, 15–3	Winner
1993	German Open	Lili Tampi	Chen Ying Wu Yuhong	15–3, 15–10	Winner
1993	Indonesia Open	Lili Tampi	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	17–16, 15–12	Winner
1993	Japan Open	Lili Tampi	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	12–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1991	Denmark Open	Lili Tampi	Nettie Nielsen Gillian Gowers	7–15, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Chinese Taipei Open	Sandiarto	Lee Dong-soo Park Soo-yun	15–11, 15–8	Winner
1996	Vietnam Open	Sandiarto	Liu Yong Zhang Jin	5–15, 6–15	Runner-up

References

1. Sudarman, Simon. "Christina Finarsih: Beriman di Lapangan Bulutangkis" (in Indonesian). Hidupkatolik.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finarsih (full name: Aadjijatmiko Finarsih H.)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
• Aadijatmiko FINARSIH at the International Olympic Committee
• FINARSIH at bwfworldchampionships.com
• FINARSIH at olympics.bwfbadminton.com