Career
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Badminton | ||
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Doubles |
Hartono shared numerous international men's doubles titles in a relatively brief time period, most of them with Rudy Gunawan. These included the Japan (1987), Indonesia (1989, 1992), Dutch (1989, 1992), Singapore (1990), and Thailand (1991) Opens. He won the World Badminton Grand Prix (1990), the Southeast Asian Games (1991), the prestigious All-England title (1992), and earned a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, all with Gunawan. Hartono also captured several international mixed doubles titles, and placed second in mixed doubles at the 1989 IBF World Championships with Verawaty Fajrin.
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