Hermawan Susanto (Chinese: 蔡祥林; born 24 September 1967) is a former Indonesian badminton player who played at the world level during the 1990s.

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Hermawan Susanto
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Country	Indonesia
Born	(1967-09-24) 24 September 1967 (age 56) Kudus Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's singles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Men's singles World Championships 1993 Birmingham Men's singles World Cup 1992 Guangzhou Men's singles 1993 New Delhi Men's singles Thomas Cup 1994 Jakarta Men's team 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Men's team 1990 Beijing Men's team Asian Championships 1993 Hong Kong Men's team 1989 Shanghai Men's team 1997 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles Asian Cup 1995 Qingdao Men's singles
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Susanto was one of an impressive cadre of Indonesians who won numerous international tournaments and captured successive Thomas Cup (men's world team) titles during the era. Susanto came close to winning two of badminton's three biggest events for individual players; he was a bronze medalist in men's singles at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, and was runner-up to fellow countryman Joko Suprianto at the (then biennial) World Championships in 1993.

Susanto's accomplishments included victories at the Dutch Open (1990, 1992), the Denmark Open (1992), the China Open (1992), the Chinese Taipei Open (1991, 1995), the Hong Kong Open (1993), the U.S. Open (1995), and the Malaysia Open (1997).

Susanto married another former Indonesian player, Sarwendah Kusumawardhani, in 1995.^[1] They have one child named Andrew Susanto, who is currently following his parents' footsteps in playing badminton.