Tesana Panvisvas
Thai badminton player
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Tesana Panvisvas (เทศนา พันธ์วิศวาส; born 14 March 1978) is a male badminton player from Thailand. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games.[1] In 2002 Asian Games, and won the men's doubles silver with Pramote Teerawiwatana. [2] He and Teerawiwatana also won the men's doubles gold at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games.[3]
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| Born | 14 March 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Panvisvas started playing badminton at the age of 12, and then he represented his country at the 1998 Asian Games.[3] Together with Pramote Teerawiwatana in the men's doubles event, they competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the first round, they had beaten the Dutch pair, Dennis Lens and Quinten van Dalm, and defeated by Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah in the second round. In 2004, they defeated Ashley Brehaut and Travis Denney of Australia in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah of Malaysia.[1]
Achievements
Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea |  Pramote Teerawiwatana |
 Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung |
11–15, 6–15 |  Silver |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Pramote Teerawiwatana |
Kim Dong-moon Ha Tae-kwon |
11–15, 7–15 |  Bronze |
| 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | Pramote Teerawiwatana |
 Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya |
16–17, 7–15 | Bronze |
Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Pramote Teerawiwatana |
Flandy Limpele Eng Hian |
15–8, 8–15, 15–13 |  Gold |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Thailand Open | Pramote Teerawiwatana |
Sigit Budiarto Luluk Hadiyanto |
7–5, 5–7, 6–8 |  Runner-up |
| 2002 | China Open | Pramote Teerawiwatana |
 Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng |
15–8, 15–8 |  Winner |
| 2003 | Indonesia Open | Pramote Teerawiwatana |
 Sang Yang Zheng Bo |
17–16, 15–17, 5–15 | Runner-up |