- Boonsak Ponsana
Infobox Badminton player
playername = Boonsak Ponsana
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birth_name = Boonsak Ponsana
date_of_birth = birth date and age|1982|2|22
place_of_birth =Bangkok ,Thailand
height = height|m=1.77
weight = 64
event = Men's singles
country = THA
years_active =
handedness = Right
coach =
highest_ranking = 7
date_of_highest_ranking = May 10, 2007 [ [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/histmensingles.asp?rankno=586&cat=m BWF Historical World Ranking - MENS SINGLES] ]
current_ranking = 10
date_of_current_ranking = July 5, 2007
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bwf_id = 11959Boonsak Ponsana (Thai: บุญศักดิ์ พลสนะ, born
February 22 ,1982 ) is a malebadminton player fromThailand .His younger sister
Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team. [ [http://www.badzine.info/content/view/11/3/ Boonsak Ponsana - Humble talent] , BadZine.info, 15 September 2006]Career
In 2007 he won the Singapore Super Series.
ummer Olympics
Ponsana played
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men' singles, defeatingChris Dednam ofSouth Africa andLee Hyun-il of Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Ponsana defeatedRonald Susilo ofSingapore 15-10, 15-1. Ponsana advanced to the semifinals, in which he lost toTaufik Hidayat ofIndonesia 15-9, 15-2. Playing in the bronze medal match, he again lost to an Indonesian, this timeSoni Dwi Kuncoro by a score of 15-11, 17-16 for a fourth place finish.At the
2000 Summer Olympics , Ponsana was defeated in the Round of 64.In 2008 he won the Indian Open Grand prix
References
External links
* [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/playerinfo.asp?playerid=11959 BWF Profile]
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