Sasithorn Hongprasert
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| Nationality |
 Thailand | ||||||||||||
| Born |
13 June 1984 Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) |
10 m air rifle (AR40) 50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sasithorn Hongprasert (Thai: ศศิธร หงษ์ประเสริฐ; born June 13, 1984 in Bangkok) is a Thai sport shooter.[1] She won a gold medal for the rifle three positions at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, coincidentally in her home city Bangkok, with a score of 669.5 points.[2]
Hongprasert represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two rifle shooting events, along with her teammate Thanyalak Chotphibunsin. She placed thirty-sixth out of forty-seven shooters in the women's 10 m air rifle, with a total score of 390 points.[3] Nearly a week later, Hongprasert competed for her second event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, where she was able to shoot 191 targets in a prone position, 185 in standing, and 190 in kneeling, for a total score of 565 points, finishing only in forty-first place.[4]
References
- ↑ "Sasithorn Hongprasert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ Lim, Teik Huat (30 November 2007). "Shooting: Outdoor atmosphere costs Nur Suryani a second gold". The Associated Press (The Star Online (Malaysia)). Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 10m Air Rifle Qualification". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 10 January 2013.