Salakjit Ponsana (; , born 14 February 1984) is a Thai retired badminton player. 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.
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. 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.
Achievements
SEA Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result2003Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Wong Mew Choo5–11, 5–11 Silver2005PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines Adriyanti Firdasari6–11, 11–7, 12–13 Bronze2009 Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos Ratchanok Intanon21–14, 18–21, 21–10 Gold
Summer Universiade Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result2007Thammasat University,Pathum Thani, Thailand Sudket Prapakamol Fang Chieh-min Cheng Wen-hsing16–21, 18–21 Bronze
Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Soratja Chansrisukot Du Jing Rong Lu 4–11, 2–11 Silver
BWF International Challenge/Series/Asian Satellite Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result2002India Satellite Aparna Popat11–7, 8–11, 11–5 Winner2002Smiling Fish Satellite Liu Zhen6–8, 4–7, 2–7 Runner-up2003India Satellite Aparna Popat4–11, 13–10, 4–11 Runner-up2003Smiling Fish Satellite Soratja Chansrisukot13–10, 11–3 Winner2004Cheers Asian Satellite Li Li11–6, 6–11, 9–11 Runner-up2004Vietnam Satellite Silvi Antarini4–11, 11–7, 9–11 Runner-up2004Smiling Fish Satellite Molthila Meemeak11–4, 8–11, 11–5 Winner2006Vietnam Satellite Jang Soo-young15–21, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up2007Smiling Fish International Soratja Chansrisukot12–21, 21–4, 21–14 Winner2012Spanish Open Beatriz Corrales21–11, 13–21, 21–14 Winner2013Tahiti International Sashina Vignes Waran16–21, 21–12, 21–19 Winner
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2001India Satellite Nucharin Teekhatrakul Oli Deka B. R. Meenakshi15–4, 15–5 Winner2002India Satellite Soratja Chansrisukot Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kunchala Voravichitchaikul1–11, 6–11 Runner-up2002Smiling Fish Satellite Sathinee Chankrachangwong Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kunchala Voravichitchaikul7–1, 1–7, 6–8 Runner-up2003Smiling Fish Satellite Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2002Vietnam Satellite Sudket Prapakamol Trần Đức Sang Nguyễn Hạnh Dung15–6, 15–4 Winner2013Tahiti International Ruud Bosch Laurent Constantin Teshana Vignes Waran21–18, 21–15 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
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