Rexy Mainaky
| Rexy Mainaky | |
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| Personal information | |
| Nickname(s) | Eky |
| Birth name | Rexy Ronald Mainaky |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Born | 9 March 1968 Ternate, Maluku, Indonesia |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Men's doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 1 |
Medal record | |
Rexy Ronald Mainaky (born 9 March 1968) is a former men's doubles badminton world champion from Indonesia who is often simply known as Rexy. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 1996 with Ricky Subagja. As of January 2017, he was selected as the new head coach of the Thailand national badminton team.
Career
During the 1990s Mainaky and fellow countryman Ricky Subagja formed the most internationally successful team of the decade. Both noted for their quickness and power, Mainaky and Subagja won over thirty international titles together, including all of badminton's major championships at least once. They captured Olympic gold at Atlanta in 1996, the then biennial IBF World Championships in 1995 at Lausanne, Switzerland, and the venerable All-England Championships back to back in 1995 and 1996. A partial listing of their victories includes the China (1992), Indonesia (1993, 1994, 1998, 1999), Malaysia (1993, 1994, 1997), Korea (1995, 1996), and Denmark (1998) Opens; the World Badminton Grand Prix (1992, 1994, 1996), the Badminton World Cup (1993, 1995, 1997), and the quadrennial Asian Games (1994, 1998).
Mainaky and Subagja were bronze medalists at the 1997 IBF World Championships in Glasgow. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals at both the 1992 and 2000 Olympics. Mainaky won the 2000 Asian Badminton Championships with another Indonesian doubles maestro, Tony Gunawan. He was a member of consecutive world champion Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000.
He is currently the head coach of the Thailand Badminton National team.
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States | Ricky Subagja
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 Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit
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5–15, 15–13, 15–12 |  Gold
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World Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | Ricky Subagja
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Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit
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9–15, 15–2, 12–15 |  Bronze
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| 1995 | Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland | Ricky Subagja
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 Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund
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15–5, 15–2 | Gold
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World Cup
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Ricky Subagja
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 Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung
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15–1, 10–15, 15–3 | Gold
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| 1996 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Sigit Budiarto
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Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono
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8–15, 2–15 |  Silver
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| 1995 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Ricky Subagja
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 Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana
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15–4, 15–9 | Gold
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| 1993 | Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India | Ricky Subagja
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 Chen Kang Chen Hongyong
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15–7, 12–15, 15–9 | Gold
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| 1992 | Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | Ricky Subagja
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Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang
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10–15, 11–15 | Silver
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Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand | Ricky Subagja
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Pramote Teerawiwatana Siripong Siripool
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15–5, 15–10 | Gold
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| 1994 | Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan | Ricky Subagja
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Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang
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15–10, 15–2 | Gold
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Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Tony Gunawan
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Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah
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15–8, 15–9 | Gold
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| 1991 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ricky Subagja
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Chen Kang Chen Hongyong
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11–15, 15–12, 14–17 | Bronze
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Asian Cup
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Beijing, China | Ricky Subagja
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Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang
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15–8, 15–7 | Gold
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| 1991 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Ricky Subagja
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Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang
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16-17, 5-15 | Silver
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Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Ricky Subagja
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Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya
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4–15, 17–14, 11–15 | Silver
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| 1995 | Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
Ricky Subagja
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Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit
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13–15, 9–15 | Silver
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| 1993 | Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore |
Ricky Subagja
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Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang
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7–15, 15–11, 7–15 | Silver
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| 1991 | Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines |
Ricky Subagja
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Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek
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6–15, 15–12, 6–15 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines |
Erma Sulistianingsih
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Ricky Subagja Rosiana Tendean
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6–15, 13–15 | Silver
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IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
IBF International
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | French Open | Ricky Subagja
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Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi
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16–18, 12–15 |  Runner-up
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Post-playing career
Mainaky is known amongst his peers and colleagues, and the game's fans, as one of the greatest doubles player of all time,[citation needed] alongside players such as Park Joo Bong, Kim Dong Moon, Tony Gunawan, Christian Hadinata, Tjun Tjun and Finn Kobbero. He is regarded[by whom?] as one of the best coaches in the world, alongside former player Park Joo Bong of Korea (currently head coach of Japanese badminton squad). He is noted for his charity work through badminton, by playing in exhibitions across Asia and Europe post-competitive career.[citation needed] He was the coach to English badminton mixed doubles' pair Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson and successfully brought them winning the 2004 Summer Olympic silver medal, 2005 All England Open Badminton Championships and 2006 IBF World Championships titles.
Mainaky became a coach after his playing career. He coached the Malaysian National Team's Doubles department and his biggest success was bringing up Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. He guided the pair to an Asian Games Gold Medal in Doha 2006.[1] However, there was rumours about a fall out between Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong with Rexy as the pair requested for a change of coaches. Subsequently, he left the Badminton Association of Malaysia in 2012 after seven years and joined the Philippines Badminton Association as Head Coach. After about a year he left the Philippines Badminton Association and returned to his homeland Indonesia. He became Indonesia's high performance director and was basically the head of the Indonesia Badminton Team. He is currently still serving as the High performance director for Indonesia.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Archives | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
Sources
- PBSI: Rexy Mainaky profile (in Indonesian)
- Smash – Rexy Mainaky at the Wayback Machine (archived November 2, 2007)
External links
- Profile at koni.or.id
- Rexy Mainaky Dua Tahun Lagi di Malaysia (in Indonesian)
- Rexy Mainaky at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Rexy Ronald Mainaky at Olympics.com
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- Living people
- 1968 births
- People from Ternate
- Sportspeople from North Maluku
- Indonesian male badminton players
- Indonesian Christians
- Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Indonesia
- Olympic gold medalists for Indonesia
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Competitors at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton
- World No. 1 badminton players
- Badminton coaches