Eliza Nathanael (born 27 May 1973) is an Indonesian retired badminton player who specialized in doubles events.[1]

Eliza Nathanael
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1973-05-27) 27 May 1973 (age 51)
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Women's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1995 Jakarta Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1993 New Delhi Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Jakarta Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Yogyakarta Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Jakarta Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Surabaya Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Beijing Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1991 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Beijing Mixed doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Singapore Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Singapore Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiang Mai Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Jakarta Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1997 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1997 Jakarta Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Singapore Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiang Mai Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiang Mai Mixed doubles

Career

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A solid international player throughout the 1990s, Nathanael had most of her early success in mixed doubles. She won titles at the China (1992), Hong Kong (1992), Thailand (1992), and French (1993) Opens with Aryono Miranat. They were bronze medalists at the 1993 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England. Nathanael also won mixed doubles at the Southeast Asian Games in 1993 with Rudy Gunawan and in 1997 with Candra Wijaya.

In women's doubles Nathanael was competitive internationally with a variety of partners. She won the U.S. Open (1996), two Indonesia Opens (1996, 1997) and the Southeast Asian Games (1997) with Resiana Zelin. They were twice runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships (1995, 1997), were quarter-finalists at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, and earned bronze medals together at the 1997 IBF World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Nathanael won women's doubles at the 1996 Asian Championships with another Indonesian teammate, Finarsih, and her third consecutive Indonesia Open title, in 1998, with Deyana Lomban.

Nathanael was a member of several Indonesian Uber Cup (women's international) teams including two which won back to back world team championships in 1994 and 1996.

Achievements

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World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland   Zelin Resiana   Qin Yiyuan
  Tang Yongshu
15–11, 11–15, 9–15   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England   Aryono Miranat   Jon Holst-Christensen
  Grete Mogensen
5–15, 4–15   Bronze

World Cup

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Zelin Resiana   Finarsih
  Lili Tampi
10–15, 15–11, 10–11 retired   Gold
1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia  Zelin Resiana   Qin Yiyuan
  Tang Yongshu
9–15, 4–15   Bronze
1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia   Zelin Resiana   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
9–15, 5–15   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India   Aryono Miranat   Peter Axelsson
  Gillian Gowers
15–10, 7–15, 5–15   Silver

Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand   Deyana Lomban   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
15–12, 9–15, 11–15   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan   Rudy Gunawan   Yoo Yong-sung
  Chung So-young
7–15, 6–15   Bronze

Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China   Zelin Resiana   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
4–15, 5–15   Bronze
1996 Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia   Finarsih   Indarti Issolina
  Deyana Lomban
15–8, 15–6   Gold
1998 Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Deyana Lomban   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
2–15, 10–15   Bronze

Asian Cup

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Aryono Miranat   Shon Jin-hwan
  Gil Young-ah
5–15, 15–8, 7–15   Silver
1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China   Aryono Miranat   Liu Jianjun
  Ge Fei
4–15, 15–13, 10–15   Silver

Southeast Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore   Zelin Resiana   Finarsih
  Lili Tampi
5–15, 15–6, 5–15   Silver
1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand   Zelin Resiana   Finarsih
  Lili Tampi
7–15, 3–15   Silver
1997 Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia   Zelin Resiana   Indarti Issolina
  Deyana Lomban
15–5, 15–13   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore   Rudy Gunawan   Denny Kantono
  Minarti Timur
15–6, 18–15   Gold
1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand   Denny Kantono   Tri Kusharjanto
  Minarti Timur
8–15, 4–15   Silver
1997 Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia   Candra Wijaya   Tri Kusharjanto
  Minarti Timur
12–15, 15–7, 15–2   Gold

World Junior Championships

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The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Finarsih   Shon Hye-joo
  Jung Eun-hwa
0–15, 17–16, 15–12   Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 U.S. Open   Catherine   Shim Eun-jung
  Kang Bok-seung
7–15, 13–15   Runner-up
1993 Indonesia Open   Zelin Resiana   Finarsih
  Lili Tampi
16–17, 12–15   Runner-up
1993 Hong Kong Open   Zelin Resiana   Chen Ying
  Wu Yuhong
7–15, 8–15   Runner-up
1993 World Grand Prix Finals   Rosiana Tendean   Finarsih
  Lili Tampi
11–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1994 Malaysia Open   Zelin Resiana   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
5–15, 11–15   Runner-up
1995 All England Open   Zelin Resiana   Gil Young-ah
  Jang Hye-ock
6–15, 3–15   Runner-up
1995 German Open   Zelin Resiana   Chen Ying
  Peng Xinyong
Walkover   Winner
1996 Indonesia Open   Zelin Resiana   Helene Kirkegaard
  Rikke Olsen
15–7, 15–4   Winner
1996 U.S. Open   Zelin Resiana   Julie Bradbury
  Joanne Goode
15–7, 15–5   Winner
1996 World Grand Prix Finals   Zelin Resiana   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
4–15, 4–15   Runner-up
1997 Japan Open   Zelin Resiana   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
15–12, 12–15, 1–15   Runner-up
1997 All England Open   Zelin Resiana   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
6–15, 9–15   Runner-up
1997 Indonesia Open   Zelin Resiana   Finarsih
  Minarti Timur
15–10, 15–5   Winner
1997 Thailand Open   Zelin Resiana   Qin Yiyuan
  Tang Yongshu
8–15, 2–15   Runner-up
1997 Vietnam Open   Zelin Resiana   Deyana Lomban
  Indarti Issolina
15–11, 12–15, 15–11   Winner
1998 Malaysia Open   Zelin Resiana   Marlene Thomsen
  Rikke Olsen
8–15, 4–15   Runner-up
1998 Indonesia Open   Deyana Lomban   Marlene Thomsen
  Rikke Olsen
7–15, 17–15, 15–7   Winner
1999 Indonesia Open   Deyana Lomban   Helene Kirkegaard
  Rikke Olsen
12–15, 7–15   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Indonesia Open   Aryono Miranat   Thomas Lund
  Pernille Dupont
11–15, 9–15   Runner-up
1992 Indonesia Open   Aryono Miranat   Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
  Maria Bengtsson
15–12, 11–15, 12–15   Runner-up
1992 China Open   Aryono Miranat   Chen Xingdong
  Sun Man
15–8, 9–15, 17–16   Winner
1992 Hong Kong Open   Aryono Miranat   Lee Sang-bok
  Gil Young-ah
4–15, 11–15   Runner-up
1992 Thailand Open   Aryono Miranat   Denny Kantono
  Zelin Resiana
15–2, 2–15, 15–1   Winner
1993 French Open   Aryono Miranat   Rudy Gunawan
  Rosiana Tendean
15–7, 15–12   Winner
  IBF Grand Prix tournament
  IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

IBF International

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Polish Open   Catherine   Wu Pei
  Ye Sichuan
15–12, 15–10   Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Eliza Nathanael". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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