Sinphet Kruaithong
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nickname | Dui (ดุ่ย) |
Nationality | Thai |
Born | Chumphon Buri District, Surin Province, Thailand | 22 August 1995
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Thailand |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Medal record |
Sinphet "Dui" Kruaithong (Thai: สินธุ์เพชร กรวยทอง; born 22 August 1995 in Chumphon Buri District, Surin Province[1])[2] is a Thai Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal. With this he became the first Thai male weightlifter to win an olympic medal. His grandmother died while celebrating his victory.[3]
References
- ^ "สุดเศร้า คุณยายวัย 82 ปีเสียชีวิตตอนเชียร์"เจ้าดุ่ย สินธุ์เพชร"คว้าเหรียญทองแดงโอลิมปิก". khaosod (in Thai). August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Sinphet Kruaithong". Rio 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/08/08/rio-olympics-2016-thai-weightlifter-sinphet-kruaithongs-grandmot/
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Thai male weightlifters
- Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic weightlifters of Thailand
- Olympic bronze medalists for Thailand
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- Weightlifters at the 2018 Asian Games
- People from Surin Province
- Asian Games competitors for Thailand
- Thai sportspeople stubs