Pornsawan Plungwech ( th, พรสวรรค์ ปลั่งเวช; born 15 January 1973) is a retired Thai
badminton player who affiliate with
Kasetsart University. She competed in
women's singles at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona, and at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in
Atlanta.
Career
Plungwech was part of Thai women's team that won the silver medals at the
Southeast Asian Games from 1989 to 1997. She also won bronzes in the singles event in 1991, 1995, 1997, and in the women's doubles in 1995. She had won eleven Thai national championships title, three in the singles event, five in the women's doubles with
Somharuthai Jaroensiri, and three in the mixed doubles with
Siripong Siripool. She participated at the
1992
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and
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
, but was eliminated in the third round in both years to
Sarwendah Kusumawardhani
Sarwendah Kusumawardhani Sukiran (born 22 August 1967) is a retired badminton player from Indonesia. She was the women's singles champions at the 1990 World Cup and 1993 Southeast Asian Games. Kusumawardhani was part of Indonesia winning team at ...
and
Han Jingna
Han Jingna (; born 16 January 1975) is a Chinese retired badminton player who rated among the world's leading women's singles players in the 1990s. Han began practicing badminton at the age of seven. Two years later, she trained at the sports sc ...
respectively.
Plungwech clinched the bronze medal at the
1996 Asian Championships held in Surabaya. She claimed her first and the only international title at the
Brunei Open
The Brunei Open was an Asian Tour golf tournament. The 2005 staging was Brunei's first ever professional golf tournament, and it was won by Terry Pilkadaris of Australia. The event is held at the Jack Nicklaus-designed course at the Empire Hote ...
in the women's doubles event partnering with Thitikan Duangsiri. In December, she was invited to compete at the
World Cup in Jakarta together with top exponents of the sport from various countries.
Achievements
Asian Championships
''Women's singles''
Asian Cup
''Women's doubles''
Southeast Asian Games
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
''Women's doubles''
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Pornsawan Plungwech
Pornsawan Plungwech
Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Pornsawan Plungwech
Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games
Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games
Pornsawan Plungwech
Competitors at the 1989 SEA Games
Competitors at the 1991 SEA Games
Competitors at the 1993 SEA Games
Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games
Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games
Pornsawan Plungwech
Pornsawan Plungwech
SEA Games medalists in badminton
Pornsawan Plungwech
Pornsawan Plungwech
Pornsawan Plungwech
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