Nontapat Panchan

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Nontapat Panchan
Personal information
Nationality Thailand
Born (1981-11-23) 23 November 1981 (age 42)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
EventFoil
ClubBlade club
TeamThai team
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Thailand
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Foil
Gold medal – first place 2003 Ho Chi Minh Foil
Gold medal – first place 2005 Manila Foil
Gold medal – first place 2011 Palembang Foil
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Foil
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Foil

Nontapat Panchan (Thai: นนทพัฒน์ ปานจันทร์; RTGS: Nonthaphat Panchan; born November 23, 1981, in Bangkok) is a Thai foil fencer.[1] Panchan had won nine medals - 5 Golds and 1 Silver in Individual Men's Foil, 2 Golds, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze in the Men's Team Foil event Southeast Asian Games 2001 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2003 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 2005 in Manila, Philippines, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand, 2011 in Palembang, Indonesia, and 2015 in Singapore.[2][3] He is also a two-time NCAA champion (2002 and 2003). Nontapat graduated with an Economics Degree from Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania, under a full scholarship grant.[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]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nontapat Panchan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

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