Teerawat Kangtong (; born 10 May 1994) is a Thai karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +75kg event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines. He also won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84kg event at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. He is a four-time medalist at the Asian Karate Championships.
Career
In 2015, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84kg event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Yokohama, Japan.
At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84kg event. A month later, he competed in the men's kumite +84kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was eliminated in his first match by Daniyar Yuldashev of Kazakhstan.
The following year, at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he also won one of the bronze medals in this event.
In 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. He defeated Muhammad Awais of Pakistan in his bronze medal match.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Rank Event 2013 Southeast Asian Games Naypyidaw, Myanmar 1stKumite 84kg 1stTeam kumite2015Asian ChampionshipsYokohama, Japan 3rdKumite +84kg2018Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan 3rdKumite +84kg 2019Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan 3rdKumite +84kgSoutheast Asian GamesManila, Philippines 1stKumite +75kg2023Asian GamesHangzhou, China 3rdKumite +84kg2025Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan 2ndKumite +84kg2026Asian GamesAichi and Nagoya, Japan 3rdKumite +84kg
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