Portrait of Amnouy Wetwithan

Amnouy Wetwithan

Doubles WH1-WH2
Thailand flagThailand
Biography
Started: She took up Para badminton in her 20s. (BadmintonWorld.tv YouTube channel, 04 Jul 2017) Reason: She liked badminton and thought that playing wheelchair badminton would be challenging. "Anyone could hit a shuttle while standing. So I wanted to try playing it in the wheelchair. I like the challenge and I like to play. Whatever [Para] sports I play I am inspired by the impaired in general. For badminton, I knew I was able to do it." (BadmintonWorld.tv YouTube channel, 04 Jul 2017) Ambition: To win gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (khaleejtimes.com, 26 May 2022) Awards: She was named 2017 Female Para Player of the Year by the Badminton World Federation [BWF] and 2017 Para Athlete of the Year at the Siam Sports Awards in Thailand. (siamsport.co.th, 16 Mar 2018; paralympic.org, 12 Dec 2017)
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Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateJuly 18, 1979
Place of ResidenceBANGKOK
OccupationHuman Resources
Languages SpokenThai
CoachThitipong Lapho [national], THA
Highlights
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
3Doubles WH1-WH22020Tokyo, JPN
5Singles WH22020Tokyo, JPN
NDSF Royal Cliff Beach BWF Para Badminton World Ch
1Doubles WH1-WH22017Ulsan, KOR
1Singles WH22015Stoke Mandeville, GBR
1Doubles WH1-WH22015Stoke Mandeville, GBR
1Women's WH3 Singles2009Seoul, KOR
1Mixed WH3 Doubles X2009Seoul, KOR
2Doubles WH1-WH22019Basel, SUI
2Doubles WH1-WH22019Basel, SUI
2Doubles WH1-WH22017Ulsan, KOR
2Doubles WH1-WH22015Stoke Mandeville, GBR
2Women's WH2-WH3 Doubles W2009Seoul, KOR
3Doubles WH1-WH22024Pattaya, THA
3Singles WH22017Ulsan, KOR
3Women's WH3 Doubles W2007Bangkok, THA
5Singles WH22024Pattaya, THA
5Singles WH22019Basel, SUI
5Women's WH3 Singles2007Bangkok, THA
7Women's SL3-SL4 Singles2013Dortmund, GER
7Mixed WH3 Doubles X2007Bangkok, THA
Asian Para Games
3Singles WH22022Hangzhou, CHN
3Doubles WH1-WH22022Hangzhou, CHN
3Doubles WH1-WH22022Hangzhou, CHN