Chavalert Chumkum

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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 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 Japan
Japan
8–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships[]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1965 Lucknow, India Thailand Malaysia Tan Yee Khan
Thailand
Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1962 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thailand Thailand
Thailand
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
15–12, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1968 Singapore Open Thailand Sangob Rattanusorn Malaysia Tan Yee Khan
Malaysia Ng Boon Bee
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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