Full name Ussadate Sutthikunkarn Sport Taekwondo Nationality Thailand Event(s) 58 kg | Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 ⁄2 in) Name Ussadate Sutthikunkarn Weight 58 kg (128 lb) | |
Born 16 May 1981 (age 42) ( 1981-05-16 ) Bangkok, Thailand | ||
Ussadate Sutthikunkarn (Thai: อัศม์เดชน์ สุทธิกุลการณ์; born May 16, 1981 in Bangkok) is a Thai taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's flyweight category. He claimed the gold medal in the men's flyweight division at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and later represented his nation Thailand at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Sutthikunkarn qualified for the Thai squad in the men's flyweight class (58 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by defeating Vietnam's Nguyễn Quốc Huân for the top spot and securing a berth from the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in his native Bangkok. He fell short in an adverse 2–5 defeat to Greek crowd favorite and reigning Olympic champion Michail Mouroutsos during his opening match. When Mouroutsos was mercilessly beaten by Egypt's Tamer Bayoumi in the quarterfinals, Sutthikunkarn denied his chance to proceed into the repechage for the Olympic bronze medal.