Ussadate Sutthikunkarn Explained

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Ussadate Sutthikunkarn
Fullname:	Ussadate Sutthikunkarn
Birth Date:	16 May 1981
Birth Place:	Bangkok, Thailand
Weight:	580NaN0
Sport:	Taekwondo
Event:	58 kg
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Ussadate Sutthikunkarn (Thai: อัศม์เดชน์ สุทธิกุลการณ์; born 16 May 1981 in Bangkok) is a Thai taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's flyweight category.^[1] He claimed the gold medal in the men's flyweight division at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and later represented his nation Thailand at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^{[2] [3]}

Sutthikunkarn qualified for the Thai squad in the men's flyweight class (58 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by defeating Vietnam's Nguyễn Quốc Huân for the top spot and securing a berth from the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in his native Bangkok.^[4] He fell short in an adverse 2–5 defeat to Greek crowd favorite and reigning Olympic champion Michail Mouroutsos during his opening match. When Mouroutsos was mercilessly beaten by Egypt's Tamer Bayoumi in the quarterfinals, Sutthikunkarn denied his chance to proceed into the repechage for the Olympic bronze medal.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Ussadate Sutthikunkarn . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084628/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/ussadate-sutthikunkarn-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 15 January 2015.
2. News: Vietnam pips Philippines for taekwondo honours . . 11 September 2001 . 15 January 2015.
3. News: Indonesia, Thailand in the medals . . 12 September 2001 . 15 January 2015.
4. Web site: Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Men's Entry List by NOC . 2–4 . . . 28 December 2014.
5. Web site: Taekwondo – Men's Flyweight (58kg/128lbs) Round of 16 . . . 12 August 2004 . 24 September 2013.
6. News: อัศม์เดชน์ พ่ายแชมป์เก่ากรีซเทควันโดรอบแรก . Ussadate lost to Greek taekwondo jin and defending Olympic champion in the opening round . th . . 26 August 2004 . 14 January 2015.