Aktawat Sakoolchan

Aktawat Sakoolchan (Thai: เอกธวัช สกุลจันทร์; born 8 September 1972) is a retired Thai sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres and 4x400 metre relay. He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in both events, finishing 5th and 6th in his heats, respectively.[1]

Aktawat Sakoolchan
Personal information
NationalityThai
Born (1972-09-08) 8 September 1972
Thailand
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)400 metres, 4x400 metre relay
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Thailand
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima 400 m
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Kuala Lumpur 400m
Silver medal – second place 1991 Kuala Lumpur 4×400 m relay
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Manila 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiang Mai 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiang Mai 4×400 m relay

He won two silver medals at the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships in Kuala Lumpur,[1][2] and then broke the 400m national and Southeast Asian Games records at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, recording a 46.05 second run.[3][4] The records stood for 20 years before both were broken by Kunanon Sukkaew in 2015 with a 46.00 time.

References
  1. "Aktawat Sakoolchan profile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. "Asian Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. "List of Southeast Asian Games Records" (PDF). National Sports Council of Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. "2015 Southeast Asian Games Official Results Publication" (PDF). seagames2015.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.



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