Sanikun Tanasan

Sanikun Tanasan (Thai: ศนิกุล ธนสาร; RTGS: Sanikun Thanasan; born 23 December 1994) (born Sopita Tanasan, Thai: โสภิตา ธนสาร; RTGS: Sophita Thanasan) is a Thai weighlifter. She competed at the 2013 World Championships in the Women's 53 kg, winning the bronze medal.[1] In 2016 Olympics, she competed at the 48 kg weight class and won gold.

Sanikun Tanasan
Personal information
Native nameศนิกุล ธนสาร
Nickname(s)Nan
National team Thailand
Born (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994
Chumphon Province, Thailand
EducationInstitute of Physical Education Bangkok Campus
Years active2010
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountryThailand
SportWeightlifting
ClubBangkok Weightlifting Club
Medal record
Representing  Thailand
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Weightlifting Championships 1 1 0
Southeast Asian Games 0 1 0
Total 2 2 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro−48 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Anaheim−53 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Wrocław−53 kg
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Guatemala City−53 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Kazan−53 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Lima−53 kg
Junior Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place2012 Yangoon−53 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Bishkek−53 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Chonburi−53 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Cambodia–49 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Vietnam–55 kg

In January 2019 she was issued a two-year doping ban until January 2021 after testing positive for 5a-androstane-3a, 17-bdiol (5aAdiol) and 5b-androstane-3a, 17 b-diol (5bAdiol).[2]

Major result
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil48 kg889092110610811012001st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2011France Paris, France53 kg83879071031061101619612
2013Poland Wrocław, Poland53 kg8589912nd place, silver medalist(s)10911211342032nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan53 kg909599411011311652084
2015United States Houston, United States53 kg9095100411011511552104
2017United States Anaheim, United States53 kg9194961st place, gold medalist(s)1101141171st place, gold medalist(s)2101st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan49 kg868993 WR—102108109———
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia49 kg8587887103103103———
Asian Games
2014South Korea Incheon, South Korea53 kg909195411011511582056
2018Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia53 kg909394310610911151995
World Junior Championships
2012Guatemala Guatemala, Guatemala53 kg8790932nd place, silver medalist(s)1061111112nd place, silver medalist(s)2012nd place, silver medalist(s)
2013Peru lima, Peru53 kg8689911st place, gold medalist(s)1051061063rd place, bronze medalist(s)1973rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014Russia Kazan, Russia53 kg8888932nd place, silver medalist(s)1021071102nd place, silver medalist(s)1952nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. "Sopita Tanasan". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. "Sanctions". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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