Athiwat Paeng-nuea

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Athiwat Paeng-nuea
Personal information
Native nameอธิวัฒน์ แพงเหนือ
Born (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 19)
Sport
Disability classT54
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2020
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Thailand
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 1 0
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 400 m T54

Athiwat Paeng-nuea (Thai: อธิวัฒน์ แพงเหนือ; born 20 October 2002) is a Paralympian athlete from Thailand competing in category T54 sprint events. He represented Thailand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics which he won a gold medal in the 100 metres T54 event and another silver medal in the 400 metres event.[1]

Biography[]

Athiwat competed for Thailand in the Tokyo Paralympics. On 29 August 2021, he set the new Paralympic record in the 400 metres event in the heat round and got through to won his first silver medal at the Paralympics Games. Then, he won his first gold medal in the 100 metres T54 event.[2][3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (29 August 2021). "Kashafali reflects on journey from refugee to fastest man in Paralympic history". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Athletics - PAENG-NUEA Athiwat - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ ""อธิวัฒน์"เด็ก18ปี ซิ่งคว้าเหรียญเงินพาราลิมปิกเกมส์" (in Thai). Siamsport. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Pongsakorn wins first gold for Thais". Bangkok Post. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.


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