Pawina Thongsuk

Pawina Thongsuk (born April 18, 1979 in Sikhoraphum, Surin) 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.[3] In 2005, she won the World Championship in the 63 kg category.[3]

Pawina Thongsuk
TBh
Personal information
Born (1979-04-18) April 18, 1979
Sikhoraphum, Thailand
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Sport
Country Thailand
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Weightlifting Championships 1 0 0
Asian Games 1 1 0
Asian Weightlifting Championships 1 1 0
Total 4 2 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens – 75 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Doha – 63 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan – 69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha – 63 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2004 Almaty- 69 kg
Gold medal – first place2005 Dubai- 63 kg
Pawina Thongsuk
Military service
Allegiance Thailand
Branch/service Royal Thai Army
Rank Captain[1][2]

In the 2006 Asian Games in Doha she won the gold, as well as setting a new world record for the 63 kg female weight class with a clean and jerk of 142 kg.[4]

Weightlifting career - personal best lifts

Notes and references
  1. "ทบ.พิจารณาบรรจุนักยกน้ำหนักหญิงเข้าเป็นทหาร".
  2. "ทำเนียบนักกีฬา – Olympic Committee Thailand".
  3. "THONGSUK Mawina". International Weightlifting Federation.
  4. "Progress of World Records, Women". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-08-17.
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