Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon
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| Medal record | ||
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| Women's Weightlifting | ||
Competitor for  Thailand
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| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Beijing | 53 kg |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2005 Doha | 53 kg |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2003 Vancouver | 53 kg |
Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon (Thai: ประภาวดี เจริญรัตนธารากูล; rtgs: Praphawadi Charoenrattanatharakun) (b. Junpim Kuntatean,[1] Thai: จันทร์พิมพ์ กันทะเตียน; rtgs: Chanphim Kanthatian, 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 it was listed as "J" on the digital scoreboard during the Beijing Games.[7]
References
- 1 2 Ritter, Karl (August 10, 2008). "Thailand wins women’s 53-kg weightlifting gold". AP. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
- ↑ "Olympics: Great wall of China blocks rivals' paths to weightlifting gold". AFP. August 5, 2008. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
- 1 2 "Athlete Biography: Jaroenrattanatarakoon, Prapawadee". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
- ↑ "Kuntatean Junpim". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on August 17, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
- ↑ "Junpim Kuntatean". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on August 17, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
- ↑ "Prapawadee looking to a bright future". Bangkok Post. August 12, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ↑ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book Of Olympic Lists. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. p. 300. ISBN 9781845137731.
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