Teerawat Kangtong (; born 10 May 1994) is a Thai

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...

ka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +75kg event at the

2019 Southeast Asian Games The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, were the 30th edition of the SEA Games, Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport ...

held in Manila, Philippines. He also won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84kg event at the

2013 Southeast Asian Games The 2013 Southeast Asian Games (, ), officially known as the 27th Southeast Asian Games, or the 27th SEA Games, and commonly known as Naypyitaw 2013, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event took place in Naypyidaw, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar from 11 ...

. He is a four-time medalist at the

Asian Karate Championships The Asian Karatedo Championships are the highest level of competition for sport karate in Asia. The competition is held in a different country every two years organized by the Asian Karatedo Federation (AKF) under the supervision of World Karat ...

Career

In 2015, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84kg event at the

held in Yokohama, Japan. At the

2018 Asian Karate Championships The 2018 Asian Karate Championships were the 15th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Amman, Jordan from July 13 to July 15, 2018. Medalists Men Women Medal table ReferencesResults A month later, he competed in the men's kumite +84kg event at the

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held in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was eliminated in his first match by Daniyar Yuldashev of Kazakhstan. The following year, at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he also won one of the bronze medals in this event. In 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo, Japan. In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84kg event at the

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially the 19th Asian Games () and also known as Hangzhou 2022 ( zh, c=, s=杭州2022, labels=no), were a continental multi-sport event which was held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The ...

held in Hangzhou, China. He defeated Muhammad Awais of Pakistan in his bronze medal match.

Achievements

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kangtong, Teerawat Living people 1994 births Place of birth missing (living people) Teerawat Kangtong Karateka at the 2014 Asian Games Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games Karateka at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in karate Teerawat Kangtong Teerawat Kangtong SEA Games medalists in karate Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Teerawat Kangtong