Salakjit Ponsana

Salakjit Ponsana (Template:Langx; Template:RTGS, born 14 February 1984) is a Thai retired badminton player.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She competed in the women's singles event at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her brother, Boonsak Ponsana is also a Thai olympian.<ref name="sr">Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Ponsana played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating Miho Tanaka of Japan in the first round but losing to Gong Ruina of China in the round of 16. In 2008, she was defeated in the second round by Zhang Ning of China with the score 23–21, 17–21, 7–21.<ref name="sr"/> Ponsana also competed at the Asian Games in 2002, 2006, and 2010, and won the 2010 women's team silver medal. At the SEA Games, she has collected 3 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze medals from 2001 to 2011. Ponsana graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from Sripatum University, and she is studying there to earn her master's in Management. She then represented her country and university to compete at the 2007 Universiade. At that games, she won a gold in team event and a bronze in mixed doubles event.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Achievements

SEA Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Template:Flagicon Wong Mew Choo	5–11, 5–11	Silver Silver
2005	PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines	Template:Flagicon Adriyanti Firdasari	6–11, 11–7, 12–13	Bronze Bronze
2009	Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos	Template:Flagicon Ratchanok Intanon	21–14, 18–21, 21–10	Gold Gold

Summer Universiade

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Fang Chieh-min Template:Flagicon Cheng Wen-hsing	16–21, 18–21	Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Soratja Chansrisukot	Template:Flagicon Du Jing Template:Flagicon Rong Lu	4–11, 2–11	Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series/Asian Satellite

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	India Satellite	Template:Flagicon Aparna Popat	11–7, 8–11, 11–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	Smiling Fish Satellite	Template:Flagicon Liu Zhen	6–8, 4–7, 2–7	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	India Satellite	Template:Flagicon Aparna Popat	4–11, 13–10, 4–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Smiling Fish Satellite	Template:Flagicon Soratja Chansrisukot	13–10, 11–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Cheers Asian Satellite	Template:Flagicon Li Li	11–6, 6–11, 9–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2004	Vietnam Satellite	Template:Flagicon Silvi Antarini	4–11, 11–7, 9–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2004	Smiling Fish Satellite	Template:Flagicon Molthila Meemeak	11–4, 8–11, 11–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	Vietnam Satellite	Template:Flagicon Jang Soo-young	15–21, 21–17, 19–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Smiling Fish International	Template:Flagicon Soratja Chansrisukot	12–21, 21–4, 21–14	Template:Gold1 Winner
2012	Spanish Open	Template:Flagicon Beatriz Corrales	21–11, 13–21, 21–14	Template:Gold1 Winner
2013	Tahiti International	Template:Flagicon Sashina Vignes Waran	16–21, 21–12, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	India Satellite	Template:Flagicon Nucharin Teekhatrakul	Template:Flagicon Oli Deka Template:Flagicon B. R. Meenakshi	15–4, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	India Satellite	Template:Flagicon Soratja Chansrisukot	Template:Flagicon Duanganong Aroonkesorn Template:Flagicon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	1–11, 6–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	Smiling Fish Satellite	Template:Flagicon Sathinee Chankrachangwong	Template:Flagicon Duanganong Aroonkesorn Template:Flagicon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	7–1, 1–7, 6–8	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Smiling Fish Satellite	Template:Flagicon Duanganong Aroonkesorn	Template:Flagicon Kumiko Ogura Template:Flagicon Reiko Shiota		Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Vietnam Satellite	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Trần Đức Sang Template:Flagicon Nguyễn Hạnh Dung	15–6, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
2013	Tahiti International	Template:Flagicon Ruud Bosch	Template:Flagicon Laurent Constantin Template:Flagicon Teshana Vignes Waran	21–18, 21–15	Template:Gold1 Winner

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