Sattawat Pongnairat (Thai: ศตวรรษ พงษ์นัยรัตน์; RTGS: Sattawat Phongnairat; born May 8, 1990) is an American badminton player who competed at 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] He trained at the Orange County Badminton club, and in 2015, he won a gold medal in men's doubles with teammate Phillip Chew at the Pan American Games.[2][3]
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 8, 1990 New York City, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Zi Min Cai, Rudy Gunawan, Ignatius Rusli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 44 (MS November 14, 2013) 28 (MD March 26, 2015) 125 (XD September 15, 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
Pan American Games edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada |
 Phillip Chew
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 Hugo Arthuso Daniel Paiola
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21–18, 21–16 |  Gold
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| 2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico |
Halim Haryanto
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Tony Gunawan Howard Bach
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10–21, 14–21 |  Silver
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Pan Am Championships edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
 Osleni Guerrero
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21–17, 6–21, 16–21 | Silver
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| 2010 | Clube Curitibano, Curitiba, Brazil |  Stephan Wojcikiewicz
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21–15, 16–21, 19–21 |  Bronze
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
Phillip Chew
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Adrian Liu Derrick Ng
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15–21, 13–21 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Clube Curitibano, Curitiba, Brazil |
Cee Nantana Ketpura
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Kevin Li Alex Bruce
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11–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Miami International |  Lim Fang Yang
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19–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International |  Ferdinand Sinarta Surbakti
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Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Duncan Yao
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21–18, 16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Tahiti International | Phillip Chew
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 Adam Cwalina Przemyslaw Wacha
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5–9 Retired | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Chile International Challenge | Phillip Chew
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Adrian Liu Derrick Ng
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13–21, 22–20, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Mercosul International | Phillip Chew
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 Matijs Dierickx Freek Golinski
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13–21, 21–8, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Sydney International | Phillip Chew
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 Bao Zilong Qi Shuangshuang
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6–11, 7–11, 3–11 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Peru International | Phillip Chew
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 Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder
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18–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Brazil International | Phillip Chew
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Gan Teik Chai Ong Soon Hock
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14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Miami International | Phillip Chew
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Hugo Arthuso Daniel Paiola
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16–21, 21–18, 9–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Kerry Xu
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Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu
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16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Kuei-Ya Chen
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Toby Ng Josephine Wu
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19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Sattawat Pongnairat Badminton". origin-www.teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 3, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Orange County athletes in action Thursday, Aug. 10". www.ocregister.com. Orange County Register. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Pan Am Games 2015 – First continental title for Chew/Pongnairat". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
External links edit
- Sattawat Pongnairat at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Sattawat Pongnairat at BWFbadminton.com
- Sattawat Pongnairat at Olympics.com
- Sattawat Pongnairat at Olympedia
- Sattawat Pongnairat at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
