Teerawat Kangtong Explained

Teerawat Kangtong
Birth Date:1994 5, df=yes
Country:Thailand
Sport:Karate
Weight Class:+84 kg

Teerawat Kangtong (Thai: ธีรวัฒน์ คลังทอง; born 10 May 1994)[1] is a Thai karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +75kg event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines.[2] He also won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84kg event at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. He is a three-time bronze medalist at the Asian Karate Championships.

Career

In 2015, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84kg 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 +84kg event.[4] A month later, he competed in the men's kumite +84kg 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 +84kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. He defeated Muhammad Awais of Pakistan in his bronze medal match.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2013Southeast Asian GamesNaypyidaw, Myanmar1stKumite 84kg
1stTeam kumite
2015Asian ChampionshipsYokohama, Japan3rdKumite +84kg
2018Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan3rdKumite +84kg
2019Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan3rdKumite +84kg
Southeast Asian GamesManila, Philippines1stKumite +75kg
2023Asian GamesHangzhou, China3rdKumite +84kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karate Results. 2018 Asian Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200419171221/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/89/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Karate_v1.0.pdf. 19 April 2020. 19 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Karate Results. 2019 Southeast Asian Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200424201731/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/425/ResultBook_425_20191209_142002.pdf. 24 April 2020. 24 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Medalists. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181127151950/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-senior-resultados-13th-akf-senior-championships-4-6-september-yokohama-japan-001.pdf. 27 November 2018. 21 August 2020. 2015 Asian Karate Championships.
  4. News: Etchells. Daniel. Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships. 14 July 2018. InsideTheGames.biz. 26 April 2020.
  5. News: Rowbottom. Mike. Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships. 20 July 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 23 April 2020.
  6. Web site: 2019 Asian Karate Championships Results. World Karate Federation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200423202643/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf. 23 April 2020. 23 April 2020.
  7. Web site: 2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115613/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf. 14 June 2021. 14 June 2021. World Karate Federation.