Pornsawan Plungwech

Pornsawan Plungwech (; born 15 January 1973) is a retired Thai badminton player who affiliate with Kasetsart University. She competed in women's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Career Plungwech was part of Thai women's team that won the silver medals at the Southeast Asian Games from 1989 to 1997. She also won bronzes in the singles event in 1991, 1995, 1997, and in the women's doubles in 1995. She had won eleven Thai national championships title, three in the singles event, five in the women's doubles with Somharuthai Jaroensiri, and three in the mixed doubles with Siripong Siripool. She participated at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the third round in both years to Sarwendah Kusumawardhani and Han Jingna respectively. She claimed her first and the only international title at the Brunei Open in the women's doubles event partnering with Thitikan Duangsiri. In December, she was invited to compete at the World Cup in Jakarta together with top exponents of the sport from various countries.

Achievements

Asian Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1996 GOR Pancasila, Surabaya, Indonesia Gong Zhichao 11–4, 7–11, 5–11 Bronze Bronze

Asian Cup Women's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult 1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Plernta Boonyarit Chung So-young Jang Hye-ock 2–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Susi Susanti 0–11, 3–11 Bronze Bronze 1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand Susi Susanti 6–11, 2–11 Bronze Bronze 1997 Asia-Africa Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia Zarinah Abdullah 12–10, 11–1 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,Chiang Mai, Thailand Plernta Boonyarit Finarsih Lili Tampi 7–15, 15–6, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Brunei Open Thitikan Duangsiri Nichola Beck Joanne Davies 15–8, 15–11 Winner