Pen-Ek Karaket (born 18 March 1990, Bangkok) is a Thai taekwondo practitioner who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the under 58 kg weight class.[1] Karaket lost to Lee Dae-Hoon in the first round. As Lee reached the gold medal match, Karaket was entered into the repechage. Karaket beat Tamer Bayoumi to reach the bronze medal match but lost that to Óscar Muñoz of Colombia.[1]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's taekwondo | ||
Representing  Thailand
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| Asian Games | ||
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2010 Guangzhou | 58 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
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2010 Astana | 58 kg |
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2012 Ho Chi Minh City | 58 kg |
| Southeast Asian Games | ||
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2009 Vientiane | 58 kg |
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2011 Jakarta-Palembang | 63 kg |
| Asian Martial Arts Games | ||
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2009 Bangkok | 58 kg |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2006 Ho Chi Minh City | 51 kg |
Karaket is coached by Thailand's national taekwondo coach Choi Young-Seok. He also competed in the Asian Games 2010 where he earned silver for Thailand.
Karaket graduated from Bodin Decha School in 2007 and graduated from Kasetsart University.
References
edit- ^ a b "Pen-Ek Karaket Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
External links
edit- Profile
- Pen-ek Karaket at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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