Prawat Wahoram

Prawat Wahoram (Thai: ประวัติ วะโฮรัมย์; born 24 March 1981) is a Paralympian athlete from Thailand competing in category T54 wheelchair racing events.[1] He competed for Thailand in six Paralympic Games from 2000 to 2020 and got the total of seven gold, eight silver, and one bronze medals. He is considered the most successful Thai Paralympic athlete.[2]

Prawat Wahoram
Personal information
Native nameประวัติ วะโฮรัมย์
Nickname(s)Wat
Born (1981-03-24) 24 March 1981
Sa Kaeo, Thailand
Sport
DisabilityImpaired muscle power
Disability classT54
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Thailand
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 7 8 1
World Championships 2 2 2
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 10000 m T54
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 5000 m T54
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4×100 m T53–54
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4×400 m T53–54
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 5000 m T54
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio 1500 m T54
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio 5000 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 10000 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 1500 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m T53–54
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 4×400 m T53–54
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 1500 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 4×400 m T53–54
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio 4×400 m T53–54
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 1500 m T54
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 800 m T54
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai1,500 m T54
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai5,000 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha4x400 m relay T53–54
Silver medal – second place2023 Paris5,000 m T54
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha5,000 m T54
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris1,500 m T54

Biography

Competing in wheelchair athletics, Wahoram has represented Thailand at the Paralympic Games on six occasions. He won his first medals, two gold, at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, winning the 5000 m and 10000 m races in the T54 category.

Wahoram competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics at various distances, the 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and 10000 m race. He won an individual silver in the 10000 m race, as well as two gold medals in team events in the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relays.[3]

At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the 5000 metres event as well as three silver and one bronze medals.[4]

Major results
Year Venue Events Heat Semifinal Final Rank
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Paralympic Games
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 800 m T541:33.591 Q—1:34.586
1500 m T543:03.071 Q2:50.20 AR22nd place, silver medalist(s)
5000 m T5410:14.911 Q10:30.596
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 800 m T541:38.255—Did not advance
1500 m T543:06.551 Q3:00.6311st place, gold medalist(s)
5000 m T5410:20.342 Q11:01.7111st place, gold medalist(s)
Marathon T54—1:30:095
4 × 400 m T53–543:08.371 Q3:07.7322nd place, silver medalist(s)
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 1500 m T543:11.312 Q3:12.3222nd place, silver medalist(s)
5000 m T5410:56.743 Q11:08.555
4 × 400 m T53–543:14.291 q3:13.2822nd place, silver medalist(s)
2008 China Beijing, China 800 m T541:38.84Q1:34.59Q1:37.1233rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1500 m T543:09.24Q3:00.10 PRQ3:10.6822nd place, silver medalist(s)
5000 m T5410:21.31Q—10:22.3811st place, gold medalist(s)
Marathon T54—DNS
4 × 400 m T53–543:15.652 Q3:11.6322nd place, silver medalist(s)
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 800m T541:35.936 q—1:33.037
1500m T543:08.2418 Q3:04.854 q3:06.157
5000m T5410:29.439 Q—10:25.568
10000m T5421:47.9310 Q20:52.1022nd place, silver medalist(s)
4 × 100 m T53–5451.98 WR1 Q51.9911st place, gold medalist(s)
4 × 400 m T53–543:16.563 Q3:12.73 WR11st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2015 Qatar Doha, Qatar 100 m T5315.713—16.2277
200 m T5326.96226.9722nd place, silver medalist(s)
400 m T5351.51250.4233rd place, bronze medalist(s)
800 m T531:47.9021:44.3546
4 × 400 m T53–54 —3.12.22 NR 22nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. "Athlete profile: Prawat Wahoram". IPC. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. Tanomkitti, Khlin (2 October 2018). "ประวัติ วะโฮรัมย์ : ตำนานพาราลิมปิกไทยผู้ก้าวเดินด้วยหัวใจจนกลายเป็นประวัติศาสตร์". A Day Magazine (in Thai). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. profile on paralympic.org
  4. Medallists for Thailand Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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