Surodchana Khambao (Thai: สุรจนา คำเบ้า; born 23 December 1999)[2] is a Thai weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. She won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3][4]
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| Nickname | Oil[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 December 1999 Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai, Thailand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 49 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editKhambao competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in the women's 53 kg event without winning a medal. She finished in 5th place.
In 2018, Khambao won all three gold medals in the women's 53 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5] She also won the bronze medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[2]
Khambao finished in 4th place in the women's 49 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[6]
Khambao won the bronze medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[7] She was 1 kg ahead of India's Saikhom Mirabai Chanu who finished fourth.[7]
Achievements
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |  Paris, France |
49 kg | 86 | 88 | — | 110 | 112 | — | 200 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
49 kg | 82 | 84 | 86 |  |
103 | 105 | |
191 |
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| 2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
49 kg | 85 | 87 | 5 | 107 | 109 | 4 | 196 | 4 | ||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |  Phuket, Thailand |
49 kg | 85 | 7 | 106 | 109 | 5 | 194 | 5 | |||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Jakarta, Indonesia |
53 kg | 86 | — | 107 | 110 | 115 | — | 201 |
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| 2017 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
53 kg | 76 | 80 | 4 | 95 | 4 | 175 | 4 | |||
| 2023 |  Jinju, South Korea |
49 kg | 88 | 90 | 4 | 110 | 4 | 200 |
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| 2024 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
49 kg | 84 | |
103 | 106 | |
190 | 4 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b ""สุรจนา คำเบ้า" สาวหน้านิ่งว่าที่ผู้พิชิตทองโอลิมปิก 2024" ["Surodchna Khambao" poker face girl the acting Olympic gold medal conqueror]. Stadium (in Thai). 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (8 December 2021). "Thailand take two golds on return to weightlifting's World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (8 July 2018). "Khambao claims second gold medal sweep for Thailand at IWF Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Surodchana Khambao at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Surodchana Khambao at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Surodchana Khambao at Olympics.com
