Teerawat Kangtong (Thai: ธีรวัฒน์ คลังทอง; born 10 May 1994)[1] is a Thai karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +75 kg event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines.[2] He also won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. He is a three-time bronze medalist at the Asian Karate Championships.
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| Born | 10 May 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +84 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editIn 2015, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Yokohama, Japan.[3]
At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84 kg event.[4] A month later, he competed in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] He was eliminated in his first match by Daniyar Yuldashev of Kazakhstan.[1]
The following year, at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he also won one of the bronze medals in this event.[5][6]
In 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. He defeated Muhammad Awais of Pakistan in his bronze medal match.
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2013 | Southeast Asian Games | Naypyidaw, Myanmar | 1st | Kumite 84 kg |
| 1st | Team kumite | |||
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| Southeast Asian Games | Manila, Philippines | 1st | Kumite +75 kg | |
| 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Medalists" (PDF). 2015 Asian Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.