Pawina Thongsuk

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Pawina Thongsuk
Personal information
Born (1979-04-18) April 18, 1979 (age 42)
Sikhoraphum, Thailand
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+12 in)
Sport
Country Thailand
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Pawina Thongsuk
Military service
Allegiance Thailand
Branch/service Royal Thai Army
RankRTA OF-2 (Captain).svg 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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