Pawina Thongsuk
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Weightlifting | ||
Competitor for  Thailand |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2004 Athens | – 75 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2005 Doha | – 63 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
| Silver | 2002 Busan | – 69 kg |
Pawina Thongsuk (born April 18, 1979 in Si Khoraphum, Surin province) is a Thai weightlifter. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she won an Olympic gold medal, with 122.5 kg snatching and 272.5 kg total in the 75 kg category.[1] In 2005, she won the World Championship in the 63 kg category.[1]
In the 2006 Asian Games in Doha she won the gold, as well as set a new world record for the 63 kg female weight class with a clean and jerk of 142 kg.[2]
[edit] Weightlifting career - personal best lifts
- Clean and Jerk: 155.0 kg
- Snatch: 122.5 kg
- Total: 272.5 kg
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b "THONGSUK Pawina". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=387.
- ^ "Progress of World Records, Women". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/results/record_progw.php.
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