Minarni

Minarni Soedaryanto
Personal information
Birth nameMinarni
CountryIndonesia
Born(1944-05-10)10 May 1944
Pasuruan, Dutch East Indies
Died 14 May 2003(2003-05-14) (aged 59)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
World Masters Games
1989 DenmarkWomen's doubles 40+
Uber Cup
1975 JakartaWomen's team
1969 TokyoWomen's team
1963 United StatesWomen's team
Asian Games
1962 JakartaWomen's singles
1962 JakartaWomen's doubles
1962 JakartaWomen's team
1966 BangkokWomen's doubles
1974 TehranWomen's team
1966 BangkokWomen's singles
1966 BangkokMixed doubles
1966 BangkokWomen's team
1970 BangkokWomen's singles
1970 BangkokMixed doubles
1970 BangkokWomen's team
Asian Championships
1962 Kuala LumpurWomen's singles
1962 Kuala LumpurWomen's doubles
GANEFO
1963 JakartaWomen's singles
1963 JakartaWomen's doubles
1963 JakartaWomen's team

Minarni (later Minarni Soedaryanto; 10 May 1944 in Pasuruan, East Java 14 May 2003 in Pertamina Central Hospital, South Jakarta) was an Indonesian badminton player who won major titles around the world and who represented her country internationally between 1959 and 1975. In 1968, Minarni became the first Indonesian to reach the final of women's singles at the All England Open, and with Retno Kustijah formed the first of only two Indonesian women's doubles teams yet to capture the All England Open title. She also won titles at the Indonesian National Championships, the quadrennial Asian Games, the Asian Championships, and at the Malaysia, U.S., Canada, Singapore, and New Zealand Opens. In 1966 Penang Open, Minarni won in all three available categories (women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles) in one day. Minarni first played in the then triennial Uber Cup competition for Indonesia in her mid teens (1959). In her last Uber Cup campaign (1974-1975), she was assigned as the team captain, and her excellent doubles play helped Indonesia to win its first women's world team title.

10 May 2019, on what would have been her 75th birthday, she was honored with a Google Doodle.