Chavalert Chumkum
Personal information
CountryThailand
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Thailand
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1961 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Bangkok Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1965 Lucknow Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1965 Lucknow Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1965 Lucknow Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Manila Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 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.

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

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Japan Junji Honma
Japan Shoichi Toganoo		 8–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1965 Lucknow, India Thailand Narong Bhornchima Malaysia Tan Yee Khan
Thailand Temshakdi Mahakonok		 12–15, 18–15, 8–15 Gold Gold
1969 Manila, Philippines Thailand Sangob Rattanusorn Malaysia Ng Boon Bee
Malaysia Punch Gunalan		 7–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1962 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thailand Pankae Phongarn Thailand Chuchart Vatanatham
Thailand Prathin Pattabongse		 7–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze
1965 Lucknow, India England Ursula Smith Malaysia Tan Yee Khan
England Angela Bairstow		 15–6, 3–15, 2–15 Silver Silver

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1967 Bangkok, Thailand Thailand Sangob Rattanusorn Malaysia Tan Yee Khan
Malaysia Ng Boon Bee		 11–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 Malaysia Open Thailand Sangob Rattanusorn Malaysia Eddy Choong
Malaysia Tan Aik Huang		 14–17, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1968 Dutch Open Thailand Sangob Rattanusorn Denmark Erland Kops
Denmark Tom Bacher		 9–15, 15–1, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1968 German Open Thailand Sangob Rattanusorn Malaysia Tan Yee Khan
Malaysia Ng Boon Bee		 9–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1968 Canada Open Thailand Sangob Rattanusorn Canada Wayne Macdonnell
Canada Rolf Paterson		 15–12, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1968 Singapore Open Thailand Sangob Rattanusorn Malaysia Tan Yee Khan
Malaysia Ng Boon Bee		 9–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

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.


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