Halim Haryanto Ho | |
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Personal information | |
Country | United States |
Born |
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia |
23 September 1976
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (167 lb ; 11.9 st) |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Christian Hadinata |
Event | Men's doubles |
BWF profile |
Halim Haryanto Ho (born 23 September 1976 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia) is a former professional Badminton men's doubles player from Indonesia. He is a former World Champion and All England Champion along with his doubles partner Tony Gunawan. Haryanto immigrated to the United States of America in 2004 to pursue a coaching career. He now resides in Milpitas, California, coaching at Eastbay Badminton Association in Emeryville, California and representing the United States as a badminton player of Team USA.
Halim Haryanto Ho was born in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on 23 September 1976 to Hadimulya Ho and Ana Wun. Haryanto began playing badminton at the age of 8. He graduated from West Java, Indonesia High School in 1994 and joined the Indonesia National Badminton Team in 1995, specializing as a men's doubles player. He is currently married to Jeanny N. Ho, whose father is Hariamanto Kartono, silver medalist at the 1980 IBF World Championships and gold medalist of the All England, Indonesian Open, and Thomas Cup. Together they have two daughters, Gabriella Ho and Graciella Ho. Amongst his hobbies are basketball, swimming, watching James Bond movies, and That '70s Show. He also became a certified massage therapist in 2006. After living in the United States for seven years, Haryanto gained his U.S Citizenship on 19 August 2011.