Aphinya Thongdaeng

Aphinya Thongdaeng
Personal information
Native name
อภิญญา ทองแดง
Nationality Thailand
Born (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003[1]
Sisaket, Thailand
Sport
SportWheelchair fencing
A
Medal record
Women's wheelchair fencing
Representing  Thailand
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam épée

Aphinya Thongdaeng (Thai: อภิญญา ทองแดง; born 1 March 2003) is a Thai wheelchair fencer. She represented Thailand at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where she won a bronze medal in the women's team épée event.

Career

At the 2024 Asian and Oceanian Championships in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thongdaeng was part of the Thailand women's épée team alongside Saysunee Jana and Duean Nakprasit. The team reached the final, where they were defeated by South Korea.[2]

Thongdaeng represented Thailand at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. She competed in the women's foil category A, the women's épée category A, and team events.[1] In the women's épée category A, she reached repechage round 3 after defeating Brianna Vide of France in repechage round 2.[1]

In the women's team épée event, Thongdaeng, Saysunee Jana and Duean Nakprasit won the bronze medal for Thailand.[3] Thailand defeated France 45–40 in the bronze medal bout.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aphinya Thongdaeng". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "South Korea shock Thailand to take women's epee team title". World Para Fencing. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – Wheelchair Fencing". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "ฟันดาบไทยปราบเจ้าภาพฝรั่งเศส ซิวทองแดง เอเป้ทีมหญิง พาราลิมปิก" [Thai fencing team beat hosts France to win women's épée team bronze at Paralympics]. Siamsport (in Thai). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
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