Saralee Thungthongkam is a female badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player from Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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Thungthongkam competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from August 14 through August 21. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event....

 in women's doubles with partner Sathinee Chankrachangwong

Sathinee Chankrachangwong

Sathinee Chankrachangwong is a female badminton player from Thailand.Chankrachangwong competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Saralee Thungthongkam. They defeated Denyse Julien and Anna Rice of Canada in the first round and Chikako Nakayama and Keiko...

. They defeated Denyse Julien

Denyse Julien

Denyse Julien is a female badminton player from Canada notable for her versatility and longevity.-Career:...

 and Anna Rice

Anna Rice

Anna Rice is a female badminton player from Canada. She was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia and attended Handsworth Secondary School.-Career:...

 of Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 in the first round and Chikako Nakayama

Chikako Nakayama

is a female badminton player from Japan.Nakayama competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Keiko Yoshimoti. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand in the round of 16.-External...

 and Keiko Yoshimoti of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 in the second. In the quarterfinals, Thungthongkam and Chankrachangwong lost to Zhang Jiewen

Zhang Jiewen

Zhang Jiewen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:One of China's most successful women's doubles specialists, Zhang has won some thirty international titles, the vast majority of them in partnership with Yang Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century...

 and Yang Wei

Yang Wei (badminton)

Yang Wei is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Yang grew up in Guangdong.-Career:A woman's doubles specialist, Yang has won some forty international titles, most of them in the sport's top tier events, since 1998...

 of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

 15-2, 15-4.

Thungthongkam also competed in mixed doubles with partner Sudket Prapakamol

Sudket Prapakamol

Sudket Prapakamol is a male badminton player from Thailand.-Career:He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Patapol Ngernsrisuk. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson of Great Britain.Prapakamol also competed in mixed...

. They had a bye in the first run and were defeated by Frederik Bergstrom and Johanna Persson

Johanna Persson

Johanna Persson is a female badminton player from Sweden.Persson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Fredrik Bergström. They defeated Mike Beres and Jody Patrick of Canada in the first round and Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam of Thailand in...

 of Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

in the round of 16.