Charoen Wattanasin
Charoen Wattanasin (Thai: เจริญ วรรธนะสิน) (born 1937) is a former badminton player from Thailand who won international championships in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Between 1958 and 1962 Wattanasin captured the open men's singles titles of Malaya, Ireland, Scotland, Norway, and France.[1] He also shared the open men's doubles titles of Malaya, Scotland, the Netherlands, and the USA.[2] Wattanasin was a men's singles runner-up to Denmark's formidable Erland Kops at the All-England Championships in 1960 and 1962.[3] He represented Thailand in the Thomas Cup (men's international team) campaigns of 1957-1958 and 1963-1964.[4] In 2000 he was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.
Personal life
He is a father of two famous singers Jirayut Wattanasin and Jetrin Wattanasin.
References
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- Thai male badminton players
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 1962 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 1966 Asian Games
- Badminton Hall of Fame inductees
- 1937 births
- Living people
- People from Chiang Mai Province
- Thai Protestants
