Sattawat Pongnairat

Sattawat Pongnairat
Pongnairat in 2015
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (1990-05-08) May 8, 1990 (age 34)
New York City, United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachZi Min Cai,
Rudy Gunawan,
Ignatius Rusli
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking44 (MS November 14, 2013)
28 (MD March 26, 2015)
125 (XD September 15, 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Men's doubles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Curitiba Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Lima Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Santo Domingo Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Markham Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Markham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Curitiba Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Curitiba Mixed doubles
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tacarigua Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Salvador Men's team
BWF profile

Sattawat Pongnairat (Thai: ศตวรรษ พงษ์นัยรัตน์; RTGSSattawat Phongnairat; born May 8, 1990) is an American badminton player who competed at 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] He trained at the Orange County Badminton club, and in 2015, he won a gold medal in men's doubles with teammate Phillip Chew at the Pan American Games.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Sattawat Pongnairat Badminton". origin-www.teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 3, 2017.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Orange County athletes in action Thursday, Aug. 10". www.ocregister.com. Orange County Register. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Pan Am Games 2015 – First continental title for Chew/Pongnairat". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved May 3, 2017.