Teerawat Kangtong

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

Teerawat Kangtong
Personal information
Born (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994
Sport
CountryThailand
SportKarate
Weight class+84 kg
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Thailand
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouKumite +84 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Yokohama Kumite +84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Amman Kumite +84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tashkent Kumite +84 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw Kumite 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Kumite +75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 CambodiaKumite +84 kg

Career

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

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2013 Southeast Asian Games Naypyidaw, Myanmar 1st Kumite 84 kg
1st Team kumite
2015 Asian Championships Yokohama, Japan 3rd Kumite +84 kg
2018 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 3rd Kumite +84 kg
2019 Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 3rd Kumite +84 kg
Southeast Asian Games Manila, Philippines 1st Kumite +75 kg
2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China 3rd Kumite +84 kg

References
  1. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "Medalists" (PDF). 2015 Asian Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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