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Tony Gunawan (, born April 9 , 1975 ) is an Indonesian professional doubles Badminton player whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful doubles players of all time. He is a former Olympic gold medalist and world champion for Indonesia , and now represents the United States . At the age of 31, he is regarded by many, including his peers, as one of the greatest doubles players of all time. His versatility in doubles is unmatched, having won the 2000 Olympics gold medal, the 2001 World Championships, and 2005 World Championships with 3 different partners. He recently won the Men's Doubles gold medal in the 2005 IBF World Championships with his partner Howard Bach . Gunawan partnered with Halim Haryanto to win the 2001 IBF World Championships as well as the 2001 All-England Open , and with Candra Wijaya to win the 2000 Olympics in Sydney . Gunawan and Bach won the 2005 IBF World Championships Men's Doubles gold over Gunawan's ex-partner Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto who were also finalist in the 2003 IBF World Championships in the same event. Tony played for Indonesia from 1992 - 2001 and is the winner of numerous titles including two World Championship titles and an Olympic Gold in Men's Doubles. He has coached and played for USA since 2001 . Tony is currently studying in Orange County , California and coaches at The Orange County Badminton Club . ACHIEVEMENTS Men's Doubles Titles (35)
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