Banlung Tubtimdang (Thai: บัลลังก์ ทับทิมแดง; born 12 September 2005[1]) is a Thai taekwondo practitioner. He won a silver medal at the World Championships in 2023.[2]

Banlung Tubtimdang
Personal information
Full nameบัลลังก์ ทับทิมแดง
Nicknameหยู
NationalityThai
Born (2005-09-12) 12 September 2005 (age 19)
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Thailand
SportTaekwondo
Coached byChutchawal Khawlaor
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Thailand
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Baku 63 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Da Nang 68 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 63 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia 59 kg

In September 2023, he won a gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. He was the first Thai male Taekwondo practitioner that won a gold medal at the Asian Games since his coach Chutchawal Khawlaor claimed the title at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tubtimdang Banlung". Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Türkiye at the double on day 4 of Baku 2023 World Taekwondo Championships". World Taekwondo. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Iran's Hosseinpour Collects Silver in Taekwondo at Hangzhou". Tasnim News Agency. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ "13 ปีที่รอคอย "บัลลังก์" คนที่ 2 ของไทย คว้าทองเทควันโดชาย "เอเชียนเกมส์" ประเภทต่อสู้". Thairath (in Thai). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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