Sujirat Pookkham

Sujirat Pookkham (Thai: สุจิรัตน์ ปุกคำ;^[2] born 15 March 1986) is a Thai para-badminton player who competes in international elite competitions. She is a World women's singles champion in 2009. Sujirat competed for Thailand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics which she won a silver medal in women's singles WH1 event^[3] and another bronze medal in the women's doubles WH1–WH2 event.^[4]

Sujirat Pookkham
Personal information
Country	Thailand
Born	(1986-03-15) 15 March 1986 (age 38) Chiang Rai, Thailand[1]
Coach	Apinop Arayacharoen
Women's singles WH1 Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	1 (WS 1 January 2019) 1 (WD with Amnouy Wetwithan 1 January 2019)
Current ranking	11 (WS) 12 (WD with Amnouy Wetwithan) (8 November 2022)
Medal record Para-badminton Representing  Thailand Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Women's singles 2020 Tokyo Women's doubles 2024 Paris Women's doubles World Championships 2009 Seoul Women's singles 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's doubles 2009 Seoul Women's doubles 2013 Dortmund Women's doubles 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles 2019 Basel Women's singles 2019 Basel Women's doubles 2024 Pattaya Women's singles 2013 Dortmund Women's singles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles 2017 Ulsan Women's singles 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon Women's doubles 2018 Jakarta Women's singles 2018 Jakarta Women's doubles 2022 Hangzhou Women's singles 2010 Guangzhou Women's singles 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles Asian Championships 2012 Yeoju Women's singles 2012 Yeoju Women's doubles 2016 Beijing Women's doubles 2012 Yeoju Mixed doubles 2016 Beijing Women's singles ASEAN Para Games 2015 Singapore Women's singles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
BWF profile

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Women's singles WH1

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Sarina Satomi	21–14, 19–21, 13–21	Silver

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Amnouy Wetwithan	Cynthia Mathez Karin Suter-Erath	21–17, 21–12	Bronze

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Fencing Hall, Seoul, South Korea	Lee Mi-ok	12–21, 21–8, 21–9	Gold
2013	Helmut-Koernig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Son Ok-cha	17–21, 18–21	Bronze
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Li Hongyan	9–21, 11–21	Bronze
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Sarina Satomi	16–21, 15–21	Silver
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Yin Menglu	12–21, 15–21	Silver

Women’s doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Fencing Hall, Seoul, South Korea	Amnouy Wetwithan	Lee Sun-ae Kim Yeon-sim	18–21, 10–21	Silver
2013	Helmut-Koernig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Karin Suter-Erath	Lee Sun-ae Son Ok-cha	11–21, 21–19, 19–21	Silver
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Amnouy Wetwithan	Kang Jung-kum Kim Yun-sim	21–8, 21–14	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Amnouy Wetwithan	Li Hongyan Yang Fan	11–21, 13–21	Silver
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Amnouy Wetwithan	Liu Yutong Yin Menglu	11–21, 15–21	Silver
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Amnouy Wetwithan	Fan Chaoyue Li Hongyan	19–21, 21–15, 12–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Helmut-Koernig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Jakarin Homhual	Lee Sam-seop Son Ok-cha	21–15, 22–20	Gold
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Dumnern Junthong	Jakarin Homhual Amnouy Wetwithan	14–21, 15–21	Bronze

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010[a]	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Amnouy Wetwithan	9–21, 12–21	Bronze
		Lee Sun-ae	19–21, 10–21
		Yoko Egami	21–6, 21–8
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Li Hongyan	12–21, 14–21	Silver

Women’s doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Amnouy Wetwithan	Kim Yeon-sim Lee Mi-ok	16–21, 21–13, 18–21	Silver
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Amnouy Wetwithan	Li Hongyan Xu Tingting	17–21, 21–11, 13–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Dumnern Junthong	Lee Sam-seop Lee Sun-ae	21–23, 11–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2012[b]	Yeo-ju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea	Piyawan Thinjun	21–12, 21–9	Gold
		Midori Shimada	21–4, 21–5
		Son Ok-cha	21–12, 21–15
		Lee Mi-ok	18–21, 21–12, 21–8
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Wang Ping	18–21, 19–21	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012[c]	Yeo-ju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea	Piyawan Thinjun	Kim Yun-sim Lee Sun-ae	21–19, 9–21, 24–22	Silver
			Yoko Egami Rie Ogura	21–5, 21–11
			Lee Mi-ok Son Ok-cha	21–23, 21–18, 17–21
			Etsuko Kobayashi Midori Shimada	21–7, 21–14
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Amnouy Wetwithan	Li Hongyan Yang Fan	16–21, 14–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012[d]	Yeo-ju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea	Jakarin Homhual	Chatchai Kornpeekanok Piyawan Thinjun	21–13, 21–14	Bronze
			Kim Jung-jun Son Ok-cha	21–18, 9–21, 17–21
			Hiroki Fujino Midori Shimada	21–10, 21–8
			Lee Sam-seop Lee Mi-ok	21–18, 13–21, 16–21

ASEAN Para Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Sritex Sports Arena, Surakarta, Indonesia	Amnouy Wetwithan	13–21, 15–21	Silver
2015	OCBC Arena, Singapore	Amnouy Wetwithan	8–21, 14–21	Silver
2017[e]	Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Piyawan Thinjun	21–12, 21–15	Silver
		Lita Paz Enano	21–7, 21–4
		Imelda Isidro Legazpi	21–9, 21–4
		Amnouy Wetwithan	21–19, 15–21, 10–21

Notes

1. This tournament uses a round robin system.
2. This tournament uses a round robin system.
3. This tournament uses a round robin system.
4. This tournament uses a round robin system.
5. This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

1. "" สุจิรัตน์ ปุกคำ" สร้างประวัติศาสตร์คว้าเหรียญเงิน พาราลิมปิก แบดมินตัน". Komchadluek Online (in Thai). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
2. "รวมผลงาน ทัพพาราทีมชาติไทย ใน เอเชียนพาราเกมส์ 2018 วันที่ 12 ตุลาคม 2561" (in Thai). M Thai. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
3. "Badminton - POOKKHAM Sujirat". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 4 September 2021.^{[dead link‍]}
4. ""สุจิรัตน์-อำนวย" ต้อนคู่สาวสวิส คว้าทองแดงแบดมินตัน ส่งท้ายพาราลิมปิก 2020". Thairath (in Thai). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

External links

• Sujirat Pookkham at BWFBadminton.com
• Sujirat Pookkham at BWFPara.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
• Sujirat Pookkham at the International Paralympic Committee
• Sujirat Pookkham at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2)