Captain Saralee Thungthongkam (; ; born 13 June 1979) is a Thai retired badminton player. She graduated with a master's degree in Communication Arts from Bangkok University.

Career Thungthongkam made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. She reached the second round in both the women's and mixed doubles with partners Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn and Khunakorn Sudhisodhi.

Thungthongkam competed in 2004 Athens Olympics in the women's doubles with partner Sathinee Chankrachangwong. They defeated Denyse Julien and Anna Rice of Canada in the first round and Chikako Nakayama and Keiko Yoshimoti of Japan in the second. In the quarter finals, Thungthongkam and Chankrachangwong lost to Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen of China 2–15, 4–15. She also competed in the mixed doubles with partner Sudket Prapakamol. They had a bye in the first run and were defeated by Fredrik Bergström and Johanna Persson of Sweden in the 16th round.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she only competed in the mixed doubles, again with Prapakamol. They reached the quarter finals, losing to the Indonesian pair of Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir, who went on to win the silver medal.

Thungthongkam made her fourth appearance Olympic Games in 2012 London, where she again reached the quarter finals with Prapakamol. This time they lost to Christinna Pedersen and Joachim Fischer Nielsen of Denmark.

Thungthongkam ended her career in the international tournaments after got injured at the Thailand Masters in February 2016. She spent 19 years at the Thailand national team.

Achievements

World Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Sudket Prapakamol Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 9–15, 15–3, 10–15 Bronze 2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad,Madrid, Spain Sudket Prapakamol Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 18–21, 21–17, 23–25 Bronze

World Cup Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Sudket Prapakamol Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen 12–21, 19–21 Bronze

Asian Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 4–11, 0–11 Silver 2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Sudket Prapakamol Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen 11–21, 19–21 Bronze

Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min 1–15, 8–15 Bronze 2002 Nimibutr Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand Sathinee Chankrachangwong Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 6–11, 2–11 Bronze 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sathinee Chankrachangwong Du Jing Yu Yang 10–15, 7–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Nimibutr Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Zhang Jun Gao Ling 7–11, 8–11 Silver 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sudket Prapakamol Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 10–15, 16–17 Silver 2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,Hyderabad, India Sudket Prapakamol Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung 15–11, 14–17, 15–10 Gold 2006 Bandaraya Stadium,Johor Bahru, Malaysia Sudket Prapakamol Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 16–21, 23–21, 14–21 Silver 2011 Sichuan Gymnasium,Chengdu, China Sudket Prapakamol Xu Chen Ma Jin 17–21, 15–21 Bronze 2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,Gimcheon, South Korea Sudket Prapakamol Shin Baek-choel Jang Ye-na 11–21, 12–21 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn Emma Ermawati Indarti Isolina 10–15, 11–15 Bronze 2005 PhilSports Arena,Metro Manila, Philippines Satinee Jankrajangwong Jo Novita Greysia Polii 8–15, 15–17 Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Rosman Razak Norashikin Amin 16–17, 12–15 Bronze 2001 Malawati Stadium,Selangor, Malaysia Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Bambang Suprianto Emma Ermawati 11–15, 3–15 Bronze 2003 Tan Binh Sport Center,Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Sudket Prapakamol Anggun Nugroho Eny Widiowati 15–12, 15–7 Gold 2007 Wongchawalitkul University,Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Sudket Prapakamol Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa 14–21, 15–21 Silver 2011 Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia Sudket Prapakamol Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 7–21, 14–21 Silver

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Singapore Open Sudket Prapakamol Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2007 China Open Sudket Prapakamol Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–15, 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2010 French Open Sudket Prapakamol Michael Fuchs Birgit Overzier 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2010 World Superseries Finals Sudket Prapakamol Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2011 All England Open Sudket Prapakamol Xu Chen Ma Jin 13–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2012 India Open Sudket Prapakamol Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 16–21, 21–12, 14–21 Runner-up 2012 Indonesia Open Sudket Prapakamol Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 21–17, 17–21, 21–13 Winner BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Hong Kong Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Liu Zhen Xiao Luxi 6–8, 7–3, 7–2, 7–8, 3–7 Runner-up 2002 Chinese Taipei Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Hwang Yu-mi Lee Hyo-jung 4–11, 13–12, 11–8 Winner 2002 Indonesia Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Gao Ling Huang Sui 5–11, 4–11 Runner-up 2002 Dutch Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Ann-Lou Jorgensen Rikke Olsen 3–11, 5–11 Runner-up 2004 Singapore Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 5–15, 15–9, 11–15 Runner-up 2006 Thailand Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won 18–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2012 Thailand Open Narissapat Lam Cheng Shu Pan Pan 21–15, 10–21, 21–13 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Hong Kong Open Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 7–3, 0–7, 2–7, 2–7 Runner-up 2004 Thailand Open Sudket Prapakamol Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 15–8, 12–15, 11–15 Runner-up 2004 Japan Open Sudket Prapakamol Nova Widianto Vita Marissa 10–15, 13–15 Runner-up 2005 Japan Open Sudket Prapakamol Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 15–13, 14–17, 15–7 Winner 2005 Singapore Open Sudket Prapakamol Zhang Jun Gao Ling 15–10, 7–15, 5–15 Runner-up 2006 Thailand Open Sudket Prapakamol Lee Yong-dae Hwang Yu-mi 11–21, 21–18, 20–22 Runner-up 2009 Thailand Open Sudket Prapakamol Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 21–11, 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2010 Malaysia Masters Sudket Prapakamol Devin Lahardi Fitriawan Liliyana Natsir 21–13, 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2011 Dutch Open Sudket Prapakamol Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 17–21, 22–24 Runner-up 2011 India Grand Prix Gold Sudket Prapakamol Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto 16–21, 21–18, 21–11 Winner 2012 Swiss Open Sudket Prapakamol Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2012 Thailand Open Sudket Prapakamol Tao Jiaming Tang Jinhua 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2015 Dutch Open Sudket Prapakamol Ronan Labar Emilie Lefel 10–21, 18–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Thailand Satellite Tesana Panvisvas Chen Tao Liang Liyi 15–3, 15–7 Winner

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