Chavalert Chumkum is a former world-class 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 who represented Thailand from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. At a time when Thailand was known for its doubles specialists, Chumkum won more Thai national men's doubles titles than any other player of his era. His Thomas Cup

Thomas Cup

The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation , the sport's global governing body...

 (men's international team) record is particularly noteworthy. Participating in the '60-'61

1961 Thomas Cup

The Thomas Cup competition is an international team tournament for supremacy in men's badminton . Beginning in 1948-1949 it was held every three years until 1982 and thereafter every two years...

, '63-'64

1964 Thomas Cup

The Thomas Cup competition is an international team tournament for supremacy in men's badminton . Beginning in 1948-1949 it was held every three years until 1982 and thereafter it has been held every two years...

, and '69-'70

1970 Thomas Cup

The 1970 Thomas Cup was the 8th tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world. The final set of ties were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....

 campaigns (Thailand declined to compete in '66-'67)

1967 Thomas Cup

The 1967 Thomas Cup was the 7th tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world. The inter-zone matches and Challenge Round finale were held in Jakarta, Indonesia....

, Chumkum won 19 of the 23 doubles matches that he contested in ties (team matches) against Indonesia, Denmark, Malaysia, Japan, and India among other nations. He captured the men's doubles title at the 1965 Asian Badminton Championships with Narong Bhornchima. Touring internationally in 1968 he shared the Dutch Open

Dutch Open (badminton)

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 and the Canadian Open men's doubles titles, and reached the All-England

All England Open Badminton Championships

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 men's doubles semifinal, with Sangob Rattanusorn

Sangob Rattanusorn

Sangob Rattanusorn is a former badminton player from Thailand who won numerous titles and represented his country in team play from the early 1960s through the early 1970s...

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