Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon
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| Medal record | ||
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| Women's Weightlifting | ||
Competitor for  Thailand
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | 53 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2005 Doha | 53 kg |
| Bronze | 2003 Vancouver | 53 kg |
Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon (Thai: ประภาวดี เจริญรัตนธารากูล) (b. Junpim Kuntatean,[1] Thai: จันทร์พิมพ์ กันทะเตียน, also transliterated Chanpim Kantatian[2] May 29, 1984) is a weightlifter from Thailand.[3]
At the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships she won the silver medal in the 53 kg category, lifting a total of 223 kg (491.6 lbs).[4] At the 2006 University World Championships she won the gold medal in the 53 kg category.[5]
During the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she suffered an elbow injury, and had to rest for three months.[6]
She won the women's 53 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.[3] She changed her name in 2007 on the advice of a fortune teller who said it would improve her chances of winning the Olympics.[1] Her name was so long that itwas listed as "J" on the digital scoreboard during the Beijing Games.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ritter, Karl (2008-08-10). "Thailand wins women’s 53-kg weightlifting gold". AP. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ↑ AFP (2008-08-05). "Olympics: Great wall of China blocks rivals' paths to weightlifting gold". Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Athlete Biography: Jaroenrattanatarakoon, Prapawadee". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ↑ "Kuntatean Junpim". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ↑ "Junpim Kuntatean". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ↑ "Prapawadee looking to a bright future". Bangkok Post. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ↑ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book Of Olympic Lists. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. p. 300. ISBN 9781845137731.
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