Raphi Kanchanaraphi
Raphi Kanchanaraphi ( Thai : ระ พี กาญจน ระ พี ; born November 6, 1936 in Bangkok ; † February 19, 2010 ibid) was a Thai badminton player who later started for Canada.
Athletic career
In his home country he won mixed with Bunrat Kanchanaraphi for the first time in 1956. In 1959 he won the men's doubles with Narong Bhornchima and the mixed with Heather Ward at the open Thai championships . In 1962 he was again successful in doubles, this time with Chavalert Chumkum at his side. In 1966 he won again with Narong Bhornchima after winning the mixed competition with Sumol Chanklum the year before .
In the Thomas Cup in 1961 , he and the Thai team lost the final against Indonesia and thus became team vice world champion. At the Southeast Asian Games in 1961, he won gold in mixed with Pankae Phongarn and silver in doubles with Narong Bhornchima .
In Canada he won the mixed in 1973 and in the following three years the doubles with Channarong Ratanaseangsuang and again in 1979 the doubles Dominic Soong.
Raphi Kanchanaraphi died during the Thomas Cup Trials on February 19, 2010 in Bangkok .
literature
- Herbert Scheele (Ed.): The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 . JA Jennings Ltd., Canterbury 1967, pp. 78-87, 168.
- Herbert Scheele: Indonesia retains the Thomas Cup , World Badminton, August 1976.
- Pat Davis: The Guinness Book of Badminton . Guinness Superlatives Ltd., Enfield 1983, p. 125.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kanchanaraphi, Raphi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ระ พี กาญจน ระ พี |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Thai-Canadian badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bangkok |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 2010 |
| Place of death | Bangkok |