Sam Chankaby
{{Short description|Cambodian soft tennis player}}
{{Notability|date=January 2024}}
{{Family name hatnote|Sam|Chankaby|lang=Cambodian}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Sam Chankaby
សំ ចាន់កាប៊ី
| native_name = សំ ចាន់កាប៊ី
| native_name_lang = km
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| full_name = Sam Chankaby
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| hometown = Phnom Penh, Cambodia
| nationality = Cambodian
| country = {{CAM}}
| sport = Soft tennis
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{CAM}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | SEA Games
{{MedalGold|2023 Cambodia|Mixed doubles}}}}}}
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Career
He participated in the 1st Asian Junior Soft Tennis Championship under-15 category.{{cite web|url=https://thmeythmey.com/event/?page=detail&id=82206 |title=សូហ្វតិន្នីសរំពឹងបានបទពិសោធពីជើងឯកយុវជនអាស៊ី ដើម្បីអភិវឌ្ឍន៍សមត្ថភាពត្រៀមស៊ីហ្គេមឆ្នាំនេះ |publisher=Thmey Thmey |language=Khmer |date=30 Aug 2019}} In the men's singles, he topped the group stage and advanced to the next stage, where he lost to a South Korean player.{{cite web|url=https://www.astf.asia/files/2019/Asia_Jr_Result_S.pdf |title=1st Asian Junior Singles RESULTS |website=astf.asia |accessdate=23 July 2023}} In the men's doubles, he and Say Sochetra finished first in the group stage and lost to Chinese Taipei 3–4 in the semifinals, earning a bronze medal.{{cite web|url=https://www.astf.asia/files/2019/Asia_Jr_Result_D.pdf |title=1st Asian Junior Doubles RESULTS |website=astf.asia |accessdate=23 July 2023}}
At the 2023 SEA Games, he and Khun Chanroseka won the gold medal at the mixed doubles event after defeating their compatriots Ho Srey Nouch and Say Sochetra 5–2 in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.cambodianess.com/article/cambodia-claims-gold-and-silver-for-soft-tennis |title=Cambodia Claims Gold and Silver for Soft Tennis |publisher=Cambodianess |date=6 May 2023}}
At the Korea Cup International Soft Tennis Tournament 2023 held in Incheon, South Korea, he won a bronze medal in the men's singles event.{{cite web|url=https://cbssport.com.kh/18635/ |title=កម្ពុជាដណ្តើមបានមេដាយសំរឹទ្ធ២គ្រឿងបន្ថែមទៀត នៅព្រឹត្តិការណ៍សូហ្វតិន្នីសនៅកូរ៉េ |language=Khmer |publisher=CBS Sports KH |date=21 June 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.information.gov.kh/articles/107755 |title=Cambodian Soft Tennis Athletes Return Home With Five Medals |publisher=Ministry of Information |date=22 June 2023}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:SEA Games gold medalists for Cambodia