Pornsawan Plungwech

Pornsawan Plungwech
Personal information
Country	Thailand
Born	(1973-01-15) 15 January 1973 Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	13 (WS September 1996)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing Thailand Asian Championships 1996 Surabaya Women's singles Asian Cup 1994 Beijing Women's doubles Southeast Asian Games 1989 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1991 Manila Women's team 1993 Singapore Women's team 1995 Chiang Mai Women's team 1997 Jakarta Women's team 1991 Manila Women's singles 1995 Chiang Mai Women's singles 1995 Chiang Mai Women's doubles 1997 Jakarta Women's singles
BWF profile

Pornsawan Plungwech (Thai: พรสวรรค์ ปลั่งเวช; born 15 January 1973) is a retired Thai badminton player who affiliate with Kasetsart University. She competed in women's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Career

Plungwech was part of Thai women's team that won the silver medals at the Southeast Asian Games from 1989 to 1997. She also won bronzes in the singles event in 1991, 1995, 1997, and in the women's doubles in 1995. She had won eleven Thai national championships title, three in the singles event, five in the women's doubles with Somharuthai Jaroensiri, and three in the mixed doubles with Siripong Siripool. She participated at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the third round in both years to Sarwendah Kusumawardhani and Han Jingna respectively.

Plungwech clinched the bronze medal at the 1996 Asian Championships held in Surabaya. She claimed her first and the only international title at the Brunei Open in the women's doubles event partnering with Thitikan Duangsiri. In December, she was invited to compete at the World Cup in Jakarta together with top exponents of the sport from various countries.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GOR Pancasila, Surabaya, Indonesia	Gong Zhichao	11–4, 7–11, 5–11	Bronze

Asian Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Plernta Boonyarit	Chung So-young Jang Hye-ock	2–15, 5–15	Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Susi Susanti	0–11, 3–11	Bronze
1995	Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Susi Susanti	6–11, 2–11	Bronze
1997	Asia-Africa Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia	Zarinah Abdullah	12–10, 11–1	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Plernta Boonyarit	Finarsih Lili Tampi	7–15, 15–6, 7–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Brunei Open	Thitikan Duangsiri	Nichola Beck Joanne Davies	15–8, 15–11	Winner

External links

• Pornsawan Plungwech at BWFBadminton.com
• Pornsawan Plungwech at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Pornsawan Plungwech at Olympics.com
• Pornsawan Plungwech at Olympedia