Chavalert Chumkum

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Chavalert Chumkum
Personal information
CountryThailand
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Thomas Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1961 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1966 Bangkok Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1970 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1970 Bangkok Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1965 Lucknow Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1965 Lucknow Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1965 Lucknow Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1969 Manila Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1962 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1962 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1967 Bangkok Men's doubles

Chavalert Chumkum was a former world-class badminton player who represented Thailand from the early 1960s to the early 1970s.

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Career

At a time when Thailand was known for its doubles specialists, Chumkum won more Thai national men's doubles titles than any other player of his era. [1] His Thomas Cup (men's international team) record is particularly noteworthy. Participating in the '60-'61, '63-'64, and '69-'70 campaigns (Thailand declined to compete in '66-'67), Chumkum won 19 of the 23 doubles matches that he contested in ties (team matches) against Indonesia, Denmark, Malaysia, Japan, and India among other nations. [2] [3] He captured the men's doubles title at the 1965 Asian Badminton Championships with Narong Bhornchima. [4] Touring internationally in 1968 he shared the Dutch Open and the Canadian Open men's doubles titles, [5] and reached the All England Open men's doubles semifinal, with Sangob Rattanusorn.

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1970 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Flag of Japan.svg Junji Honma
Flag of Japan.svg Shoichi Toganoo
8–15, 8–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1965 Lucknow, India Flag of Thailand.svg Narong Bhornchima Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Yee Khan
Flag of Thailand.svg Temshakdi Mahakonok
12–15, 18–15, 8–15 Med 1.png Gold
1969 Manila, Philippines Flag of Thailand.svg Sangob Rattanusorn Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Boon Bee
Flag of Malaysia.svg Punch Gunalan
7–15, 3–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1962 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Thailand.svg Pankae Phongarn Flag of Thailand.svg Chuchart Vatanatham
Flag of Thailand.svg Prathin Pattabongse
7–15, 10–15 Med 3.png Bronze
1965 Lucknow, India Flag of England.svg Ursula Smith Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Yee Khan
Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow
15–6, 3–15, 2–15 Med 2.png Silver

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1967 Bangkok, Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg Sangob Rattanusorn Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Yee Khan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Boon Bee
11–15, 10–15 Med 3.png Bronze

International tournaments

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1966 Malaysia Open Flag of Thailand.svg Sangob Rattanusorn Flag of Malaysia.svg Eddy Choong
Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Aik Huang
14–17, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1968 Dutch Open Flag of Thailand.svg Sangob Rattanusorn Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops
Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Bacher
9–15, 15–1, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968 German Open Flag of Thailand.svg Sangob Rattanusorn Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Yee Khan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Boon Bee
9–15, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1968 Canada Open Flag of Thailand.svg Sangob Rattanusorn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wayne Macdonnell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rolf Paterson
15–12, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1968 Singapore Open Flag of Thailand.svg Sangob Rattanusorn Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Yee Khan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Boon Bee
9–15, 1–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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References

  1. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 304.
  2. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967) 79-87.
  3. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 24, 25.
  4. Scheele, 1971 ed., 325.
  5. Scheele, 1971 ed., 137, 246.