Pawina Thongsuk

Thai weightlifter (born 1979)
1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)SportCountry ThailandSportWeightlifting
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 place 2004 Almaty - 69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Dubai - 63 kg
Pawina Thongsuk
Military service
Allegiance Thailand
Branch/service Royal Thai Army
Rank Captain[1][2]

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]

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

  • Clean and Jerk: 155.0 kg
  • Snatch: 122.5 kg
  • Total: 272.5 kg
  • Olympic (full) Front Squat: 190.0 kg approx.
  • (Full) Back Squat: 222.5 kg approx.

Notes and references

  1. ^ "ทบ.พิจารณาบรรจุนักยกน้ำหนักหญิงเข้าเป็นทหาร".
  2. ^ "ทำเนียบนักกีฬา – Olympic Committee Thailand".
  3. ^ a b "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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  • 75 kg (2000–2016)
  • 87 kg (2020)
  • 81 kg (2024–)
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World Champions in Weightlifting – Women's Middleweight
  • 60 kg (1987–1992)
  • 64 kg (1993–1997)
  • 63 kg (1998–2017)
  • 64 kg (2018–)
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World Champions in Weightlifting – Women's Light Heavyweight
  • 67.5 kg (1987–1992)
  • 70 kg (1993–1997)
  • 69 kg (1998–2017)
  • 71 kg (2018–)
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Thailand Thailand at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • 3 Gold
  • 1 Silver
  • 4 Bronze
    Rank: 25
Athletics
Individual
Badminton
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Double
Boxing
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Equestrian
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  • Pongsiree Bunluewong (Horse: Eliza Jane)
Fencing
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Rowing
Individual
Sailing
Individual
Shooting
Individual
Swimming
Individual
Table tennis
Individual
Taekwondo
Individual
Tennis
Individual
Weightlifting
Individual
Competitors : 42 in 13 sports
Flag bearer : Paradorn Srichaphan
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