Juttaporn Krasaeyan

Juttaporn Krasaeyan (Thai: จุฑาภรณ์ กระแสญาณ; born 13 February 1971) is a Thai shot putter. Born in PR China as Wu Xianchun, she won the women's shot put event representing her birth country at the 1995 Summer Universiade, reaching a personal best of 19.43 metres the same season in Taiyuan.

At the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, she competed for Thailand under her new Thai name of Juttaporn Krasaeyan, winning a bronze medal. She had the same placing at the Games four years later.

In 2002 however, she won the gold medal at the Asian Championships, and she was selected to represent Asia at the World Cup. Since then her best throws has been in the 16-17 m area, coming fifth at the 2007 Asian Championships.

Krasaeyan also competed in the 1999 World Championships, failing to qualify for the final. She is also the Thai record holder in discus throw.[1]

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
Representing  Thailand
1998 Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 3rd 18.24 NR[2]
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 21st 17.39 m
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 1st
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 3rd [2]
World Cup Madrid, Spain 8th
2003 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 5th
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 25th 16.49 m
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 5th

References

  1. ^ Thai athletics records
  2. ^ a b Asian Games - GBR Athletics