Agus Susanto started his career as a badminton player at the Badminton at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok Thailand. At the event, he successfully brought two silver medals in the men's doubles paired with Ang Tjin Siang and bronze in the mixed doubles paired with Retno Kustijah. Agus' success at the Asian Games led him to be selected as the Indonesian men's team team at the 1967 Thomas Cup in Jakarta.