Sudket Prapakamol ( th, สุดเขต ประภากมล; ; born 8 February 1980) is a
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
player from
Thailand
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. He is a police
lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...
and a sportsman like his brother. He has a
Bachelor's degree
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from the
University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยหอการค้าไทย) is a private non-profit higher education institution in Bangkok, Thailand. The university's origin dates back to 194 ...
.
Career
He competed in
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex Goudi Olympic Complex is a sports complex in Athens, Greece. It held two of the sports venues used during the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Goudi Oly ...
in men's doubles with partner
Patapol Ngernsrisuk
Patapol Ngernsrisuk (born 29 December 1980) is a Thai former badminton player. He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Sudket Prapakamol. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Anthony Clark and Nath ...
. They were defeated in the round of 32 by
Anthony Clark and
Nathan Robertson
Nathan James Robertson (born 30 May 1977) from Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event. He was educated at Dayncourt School Sp ...
of Great Britain. Prapakamol also competed in the mixed doubles with partner
Saralee Thungthongkam
Captain Saralee Thungthongkam ( th, สราลีย์ ทุ่งทองคำ ผู้พัน หรือน.อ.ส้ม; ; born 13 June 1979) is a Thai retired badminton player. She graduated with a master's degree in Communication ...
. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by
Fredrik Bergström and
Johanna Persson
Johanna Sofia Elisabeth Persson (born 25 December 1978) is a former Swedish badminton player. Persson started her junior career in Täby Badmintonförening (now Göteborgs BK), and won her first national junior title in 1993 in the U-14 girls' sin ...
of Sweden in the round of 16.
He played for Thailand in Thomas Cup 2008 as with Songpol Anukritayawan. Thailand was crushed in the quarter finals. Prapakamol made his second appearance at the Olympic Games in
2008
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. He and Thungthongkam were defeated by the first seeded from Indonesia
Nova Widianto
Andreas Nova Widianto (born 10 October 1977) is an Indonesian former badminton player. He is currently the Indonesia national team mixed doubles head coach.
Career
Nova Widianto is considered one of the greatest doubles player in his era. He i ...
and
Liliyana Natsir
Liliyana Natsir (born 9 September 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player who specialized in doubles. She is one of the standout front court player, with dexterousness and skill in controlling and executing the shuttlecock. Natsir has tre ...
in the quarter finals.
In 2012, Prapakamol and Thungthongkam again competed in the
Olympic Games
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, played in the
mixed doubles
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, reaching the quarter finals where they were beaten by
Christinna Pedersen
Christinna Pedersen (born 12 May 1986) is a Danish badminton player.
Career
Christinna Pedersen is a right-handed doubles specialist.
From 2008 onwards, Pedersen paired with Joachim Fischer Nielsen in mixed doubles. The pair gained two Europ ...
and
Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Joachim Fischer Nielsen (born 23 November 1978) is a Danish retired badminton player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles with teammate Christinna Pedersen. He retired from the international tournament in the ...
of Denmark.
He ended his international career after competed at the
Thailand Masters
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in February 2016.
Achievements
World Championships
''Mixed doubles''
World Cup
''Mixed doubles''
Asian Games
''Mixed doubles''
Asian Championships
''Mixed doubles''
Southeast Asian Games
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
Summer Universiade
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
World Junior Championships
''Boys' doubles''
Asian Junior Championships
''Boys' doubles''
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...
(BWF). BWF Superseries levels are
Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.
Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
''Mixed doubles''
:
BWF Superseries Finals The BWF Super Series Finals (named as BWF Super Series Masters Finals until 2009) was an annual badminton tournament held at the end of the year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's twelve events of the BWF Super Series c ...
tournament
:
BWF Superseries Premier tournament
:
BWF Superseries
The BWF Super Series was a series of Grade 2 badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It was launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007.
Since 2011, the Super Series includes two levels of tournament, ...
tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold BWF may refer to: Sports organisations Badminton
* Badminton World Federation, an international governing body for badminton
Professional wrestling
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* British Wrestling ...
. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...
(BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
:
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
:
BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
IBF International
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Sudket Prapakamol
Sudket Prapakamol
Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sudket Prapakamol
Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
Sudket Prapakamol
Asian Games medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Competitors at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
Sudket Prapakamol
Sudket Prapakamol
Sudket Prapakamol
Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton
Universiade gold medalists for Thailand
Universiade bronze medalists for Thailand
Universiade medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade