Pawina Thongsuk
Pawina Thongsuk (born April 18, 1979 in Si Khoraphum, Surin province) 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.[1] In 2005, she won the World Championship in the 63 kg category.[1]
In the 2006 Asian Games in Doha she won the gold, as well as set a new world record for the 63 kg female weight class with a clean and jerk of 142 kg.[2]
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
Thailand