Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon

Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon (Thai: ประภาวดี เจริญรัตนธารากูล; RTGSPraphawadi Charoenrattanatharakun) (born Junpim Kuntatean,[2] Thai: จันทร์พิมพ์ กันทะเตียน; RTGSChanphim Kanthatian, also transliterated Chanpim Kantatian[3] May 29, 1984) is a weightlifter from Thailand.[1]

Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon
Personal information
NationalityThailand
Born (1984-05-29) May 29, 1984 (age 40)
Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight52.72 kg (116.2 lb)
Sport
CountryThailand
SportWeightlifting
Event53 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 98 kg (2005)
  • Clean and jerk: 126 kg (2008)
  • Total: 223 kg (2005)
Medal record
Representing  Thailand
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Weightlifting Championships 0 1 1
Asian Games 0 1 1
Asian Weightlifting Championships 1 2 1
Total 2 4 2
Women's weightlifting
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 53 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Doha 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Vancouver 53 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 53 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Almaty 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Dubai 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Shandong 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Taldykorgan 53 kg
She won the women's 53 kg class at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.

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 Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] She changed her name in 2007 on the advice of a fortune teller who said it would improve her chances of winning the Olympics.[2] Her name was so long that it was listed as "J" on the digital scoreboard during the Beijing Games.[7]

Major results

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She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships.[8]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008   Beijing, China 53 kg 92 95 97 1 120 126 130 1 221  
World Championships
2003   Vancouver, Canada 53 kg 92.5 97.5 97.5   117.5 120 120   217.5  
2005   Doha, Qatar 53 kg 95 98 98   120 125 130   223.0  
2007   Chiang Mai, Thailand 53 kg 93 96 96 4 -- -- -- -- -- --
2009   Goyang, South Korea 53 kg 90 90 90 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Asian Games
2002   Busan, South Korea 53 kg 77.5 82.5 82.5 6 97.5 102.5 105 5 187.5 4
2006   Doha, Qatar 53kg 92 97 97 2 120 124 127 2 221  
2010   Guangzhou, China 53 kg 92 95 95 3 120 123 125 2 215  
Asian Championships
2004   Almaty, Kazakhstan 53 kg 97.5   125   222.5  
2005   Dubai, United Arab Emirates 53 kg 94   119   213  
2007   Tai'an, China 53 kg 96   122   218  
2009   Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan 53 kg 94   120   214  
2012   Pyeongtaek, South Korea 53 kg 90 90 90 -- 113 113 116   -- --
World Junior Championships
2003   Hermosillo, Mexico 53 kg 90 92.5 95.5   110 115.5 115.5   211  

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Athlete Biography: Jaroenrattanatarakoon, Prapawadee". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Kuntatean Junpim". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on August 17, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
  5. ^ "Junpim Kuntatean". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on August 17, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
  6. ^ "Prapawadee looking to a bright future". Bangkok Post. August 12, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008. [dead link]
  7. ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book Of Olympic Lists. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 16. ISBN 9781845137731.
  8. ^ "2005 Weightlifting World Championships - Kuntatean Junpim". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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