Udomporn Polsak
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Weightlifting | ||
Competitor for  Thailand |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2004 Athens | – 53 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2003 Vancouver | – 53 kg |
| Bronze | 2002 Warsaw | – 53 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
| Silver | 2002 Busan | – 53 kg |
Udomporn Polsak (Thai: อุดมพร พลศักดิ์, born October 6, 1981) is a Thai weightlifter.
Udomporn Polsak was born in Nakhon Ratchasima. She graduated from the Bangkok College of Physical Education. She won a silver medal in combined lifts at the 2002 Asian Games, bronze at the 2002 World Championships, and gold at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games.[1][2]
At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships in Vancouver, Canada, she won two gold medals, with 100 kg in snatching and 222.5 kg total.
She was named 2003 Thai Athlete of the Year by the Sports Authority of Thailand.[3]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she became the first Thai woman to win an Olympic gold medal, with 97.5 kg snatching and 222.5 kg total.[4]
She was given the honor to be the torch lighter at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, held in her country.[5]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Golden future for Nong Orn.". Bangkok Post, Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 2004-08-17. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-13017410_ITM. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ "Polsak Udomporn (THA)". IAT Weightlifting Database. http://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbgwh/daten.php?spid=C2FEF4E689554481B20EE34ABD4C7F99.
- ^ "Tavarit, Udomporn voted best athletes of the year.". Bangkok Post, Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 2003-12-17. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-19740504_ITM. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ "Udomporn makes Thai history". BBC SPORT. 2004-08-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/olympics_2004/weightlifting/3567534.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ "Thailand adds more gold as SEA Games officially open". Associated Press. International Herald Tribune. 2007-12-06. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/06/sports/AS-SPT-SEA-Games.php. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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