Supanara Sukhasvasti

Supanara Sukhasvasti na Ayudhya (often S.N.A. for the second name; Thai: ศุภนร ศุขสวัสดิ ณ อยุธยา; RTGS: Suphanara Suksawat Na Ayutthaya, born June 11, 1992, in Chiang Mai) is a Thai long jumper. By winning the gold in the long jump at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, he became Thailand's first ever finalist, medallist and champion in an athletics global event of any age category. He is also the Thai record holder in the long jump.

Supanara Sukhasvasti
Personal information
Born (1992-06-11) June 11, 1992
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Thailand
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
Medal record
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 KobeLong jump
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2011 PalembangLong jump
Gold medal – first place2015 SingaporeLong jump
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 BrixenLong jump
Silver medal – second place2009 BrixenTriple jump
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 HanoiLong jump
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Career

At the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, Suksawasti won the gold in the long jump with a distance of 7.65 m.[1] He also won a silver in the triple jump with a distance of 15.70 m.[2]

On 5 June 2010, he became the first athlete of Southeast Asia to leap over 8.00 meters in long jump when he registered 8.04 (+1.4) during the Asian Grand Prix in Bangalore.[3] A few weeks later, he took the silver medal in the long jump behind Lin Ching-Hsuan at the 2010 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.[4] At the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe, Suksawasti won a silver medal in the long jump behind Chinese jumper Su Xiongfeng. It was his first medal in a senior meet.

Personal

Supanara Sukhasvasti na Ayudhya is a descendant of King Rama IV.[5]

Personal bests
As of July 10, 2011.
Event Best (m) Wind Venue Date
Long jump 8.05 NR 1.3 m/s Kobe July 10, 2011
Triple jump 15.83 0.9 m/s Suphanburi July 25, 2009
Long jump (indoor) 7.39 N/A Hanoi November 1, 2009

Key: NR = National record

References
  1. "2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – long jump (final)". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  2. "2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – triple jump (final)". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  3. Jad Adrian (2010). Supanara Sukhasvasti na Ayudhaya (S.N.A) PROFILE. www.adriansprints.com. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  4. 14th Asian Junior Athletics Championship 2010 1–4 July, Hanoi, Vietnam – RESULT- Day2 Archived 2010-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2010-08-28.
  5. "Descendant of the Royal family grabs Thailand's first ever World gold medal". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-07-19.


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