Athiwat Paeng-nuea

Athiwat Paeng-nuea (Thai: อธิวัฒน์ แพงเหนือ; born 20 October 2002) is a Paralympic athlete from Thailand who competes in category T54 sprint events. He represented Thailand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the 100 metres T54 event and a silver medal in the 400 metres event.[4]

Athiwat Paeng-nuea
Personal information
Native nameอธิวัฒน์ แพงเหนือ
Born (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002
Sakon Nakhon, Thailand[1]
Sport
Disability classT54
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2020
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 13.63 (2023, WR)[2]
  • 400 m: 44.83 (2023)[3]
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Thailand
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 400 m T54
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris 100 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2023 Paris 400 m T54
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m T54

Career

Athiwat represented Thailand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. On 29 August 2021, he set the new Paralympic record in the 400 metres event in the heat round and got through to won his first silver medal at the Paralympics Games. Then, he won his first gold medal in the 100 metres T54 event.[5][6][7]

At the 2022 Asian Para Games, held in October 2023 in Hangzhou, China, Athiwat won the gold medal in the 100 metres T54 event and set the new game record with a time of 13.66.[8][9]

Major results
Year Venue Events Heat Final Rank
Time Rank Time Rank
Paralympic Games
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan100 m T5414.00113.76 AR11st place, gold medalist(s)
400 m T5444.87 PR145.7322nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2023 France Paris, France100 m T5413.63 =WR313.6411st place, gold medalist(s)
400 m T5445.16146.2322nd place, silver medalist(s)
800 m T541:32.9711:32.0288
Asian Para Games
2022 China Hangzhou, China100 m T5413.88 GR113.66 GR11st place, gold medalist(s)
400 m T5445.45 GR1

References
  1. "ชาวสกลนคร ร่วมยินดี "อธิวัฒน์ แพงเหนือ" ฮีโร่เหรียญทองพาราลิมปิกส์เกมส์ 2020". National News Bureau Of Thailand. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. "Athletics - Men's 100m-T54 - Final Start List" (PDF). Asian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. "Athletics - Men's 400m-T54 - Round 1 Heat 2 - Start List" (PDF). Asian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. Berkeley, Geoff (29 August 2021). "Kashafali reflects on journey from refugee to fastest man in Paralympic history". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. "Athletics - PAENG-NUEA Athiwat - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. ""อธิวัฒน์"เด็ก18ปี ซิ่งคว้าเหรียญเงินพาราลิมปิกเกมส์" (in Thai). Siamsport. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. "Pongsakorn wins first gold for Thais". Bangkok Post. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. "Athletics - Men's 100m-T54 - Final Results" (PDF). Asian Paralympic Committee. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  9. "สุดจัด "อธิวัฒน์" คว้าเหรียญทอง เหรียญที่ 9 ให้ทัพนักกีฬาไทย กรีฑา 100 เมตร "เอเชียนพาราเกมส์"". Thairath (in Thai). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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