Nontapat Panchan

Nontapat Panchan
Personal information
Nationality  Thailand
Born 23 November 1981
Bangkok, Thailand
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport Fencing
Event(s) Foil

Nontapat Panchan (Thai: นนทพัฒน์ ปานจันทร์; born November 23, 1981 in Bangkok) is a Thai foil fencer.[1] Panchan had won three medals (two golds and one silver) for his category at the Southeast Asian Games (2005 in Manila, Philippines, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand, and 2011 in Palembang, Indonesia).[2][3] He is also a two-time NCAA champion (2002 and 2003), and an economics graduate at Pennsylvania State University in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[4]

Panchan represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's individual foil event.[5] He lost the first preliminary round match to Poland's Sławomir Mocek, with a score of 7–15.[6]

References

  1. "Nontapat Panchan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. Kengradomkij, Phollachart (15 November 2011). "Thailand kicks on at SEA Games". Asia One Sports (Asia News Network). Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. Bancod, Rey (9 December 2007). "RP now has 14 gold medals in SE Asian Games". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. Brunskill, Gordon (30 July 2008). "Penn State sending trio of fencers to Olympic games". McClatchy DC. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. "Thai fencers vow to give their best in Beijing". Xinhua News Agency (China Org). 9 December 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  6. "Men's Individual Foil – Round of 32". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

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