Pichet Krungget

Pichet Krungget (born 16 March 1975)[1][2][3] is a Paralympian athlete from Thailand competing mainly in category T53 sprint events.

Pichet Krungget
Personal information
Born16 March 1975 (1975-03-16) (age 48)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Disability classT53
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Thailand
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4 × 100 m – T53/54
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4 × 400 m – T53/54
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 4 × 100 m – T53/54
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 4 × 400 m – T53/54
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 200 metres – T53

Has won five Paralympic medals over 2 games. His first was a bronze in the T53 200m in 2004 Summer Paralympics where he also helped the Thai team to two gold medals in the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m as well as competing in the individual 100m and 400m races. Four years later in Beijing he competed in the individual 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m and with his teammates won silver medals in both the relays, finishing behind the Chinese in both.

References
  1. "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics" (PDF). jobosport.nl. 26 September 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics" (PDF). jobosport.nl. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics" (PDF). Paralympic.org. 9 September 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2019.


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