Chanatip Sonkham

Chanatip Sonkham (born 1 March 1991) is a Thai Taekwondo. It starts in the weight category up to 49 kilograms.

Sonkham won their first title in their first international title fights, the Junior Asia Cup 2007 in Amman, in the category up to 46 kg at first. The following year she was also successful at the Junior World Championships in Izmir and won the bronze medal. Initial success in the adult area, enter Sonkham in 2009. At the World Championships in Copenhagen she reached in the class up to 49 kg the quarter-finals, where they defeated Brigitte Yague. In the Universiade in Belgrade, she reached the semi-finals and won the bronze medal. Your first medal in the adult area Sonkham could win at the Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou. In the class to 49 kilograms, they only lost in the semifinals Wu Jingyu and won the bronze medal.

In the Asian Olympic qualifying tournament in Bangkok Sonkham won the final against Erika Kasahara and secured the participation in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. There she won the bronze medal, after losing in the semifinals against Brigitte Yague.