Udomporn Polsak
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Weightlifting | ||
Competitor for  Thailand
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2004 Athens | – 53 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2003 Vancouver | – 53 kg |
| Bronze | 2002 Warsaw | – 53 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
| Silver | 2002 Busan | – 53 kg |
Udomporn Polsak (Thai: อุดมพร พลศักดิ์, born October 6, 1981) is a Thai weightlifter.
Udomporn Polsak was born in Nakhon Ratchasima. She graduated from the Bangkok College of Physical Education. She won a silver medal in combined lifts at the 2002 Asian Games, bronze at the 2002 World Championships, and gold at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games.[1][2]
At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships in Vancouver, Canada, she won two gold medals, with 1 kg in snatching and 0.5 kg total.
She was named 2003 Thai Athlete of the Year by the Sports Authority of Thailand.[3]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she became the first Thai woman to win an Olympic gold medal, with 97.5 kg snatching and 222.5 kg total.[4]
She was given the honor to be the torch lighter at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, held in her country.[5]
Notes and references
- ↑ "Golden future for Nong Orn.". Bangkok Post, Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 2004-08-17. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ↑ "Polsak Udomporn (THA)". IAT Weightlifting Database.
- ↑ "Tavarit, Udomporn voted best athletes of the year.". Bangkok Post, Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 2003-12-17. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ↑ "Udomporn makes Thai history". BBC SPORT. 2004-08-15. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ↑ "Thailand adds more gold as SEA Games officially open". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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