Salakjit Ponsana


Salakjit Ponsana 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
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2003Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Summer Universiade

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Thammasat University,
Pathum Thani, Thailand

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

BWF International Challenge/Series/Asian Satellite

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2002India Satellitegold1