Somharuthai Jaroensiri

Somharuthai Jaroensiri (Thai: สมหฤทัย เจริญศิริ; born 15 November 1971) is a Thai retired badminton player. She competed in women's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.^[1]

Somharuthai Jaroensiri
Personal information
Country	Thailand
Born	(1971-11-15) 15 November 1971 (age 53) Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Event	Women's singles & doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Thailand World Cup 1993 New Delhi Women's singles Asian Championships 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles Asian Cup 1991 Jakarta Women's singles 1995 Qingdao Women's singles 1996 Seoul Women's singles Southeast Asian Games 1987 Jakarta Women's team 1989 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1991 Manila Women's team 1993 Singapore Women's team 1995 Chiang Mai Women's singles 1995 Chiang Mai Women's team 1997 Jakarta Women's team 1987 Jakarta Women's singles 1991 Manila Women's singles 1993 Singapore Women's singles
BWF profile

Career

Jaroensiri competed in 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's singles, with her best achievement at the Olympics was reaching in the quarterfinals in 1992, losing to eventual gold medalist, Susi Susanti, of Indonesia, 11–6, 11–1.^[1] She won bronze medals at the 1992 Asian Championships and 1993 World Cup.^[2] She participated in six consecutive Southeast Asian Games from 1987 to 1997, and helped the team win the silver medals, other than that, she won three medals in the women's singles event, a silver in 1995, and two bronzes in 1991 and 1993. She also competed at the 1990 and 1994 Asian Games.

Achievements

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India	Susi Susanti	0–11, 9–11	Silver

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Ye Zhaoying	11–4, 6–11, 3–11	Bronze

Asian Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Tang Jiuhong	5–11, 9–11	Bronze
1995	Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China	Mia Audina	11–8, 5–11, 3–11	Bronze
1996	Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea	Zhang Ning	2–11, 4–11	Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia	Elizabeth Latief	8–11, 8–11	Bronze
1991	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	11–6, 5–11, 8–11	Bronze
1993	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	5–11, 5–11	Bronze
1995	Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Susi Susanti	4–11, 0–11	Silver

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Jakarta, Indonesia	Huang Ying	11–8, 6–11, 1–11	Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Jakarta, Indonesia	Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai	Bang Soo-hyun Shon Hye-joo	12–15, 5–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Chinese Taipei Open	Susi Susanti	1–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1993	Thailand Open	Susi Susanti	10–12, 2–11	Runner-up