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.[3] In 2005, she won the World Championship in the 63 kg category.[3]

Pawina Thongsuk

Personal information
Born	(1979-04-18) April 18, 1979
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Sport
Country	Thailand
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Weightlifting Championships 1 0 0 Asian Games 1 1 0 Asian Weightlifting Championships 1 1 0 Total 4 2 0 Olympic Games 2004 Athens – 75 kg World Championships 2005 Doha – 63 kg Asian Games 2002 Busan – 69 kg 2006 Doha – 63 kg Asian Championships 2004 Almaty - 69 kg 2005 Dubai - 63 kg

Pawina Thongsuk
Military service
Allegiance	Thailand
Branch/service	Royal Thai Army
Rank	Captain[1][2]

In the 2006 Asian Games in Doha she won the gold, as well as setting a new world record for the 63 kg female weight class with a clean and jerk of 142 kg.[4]

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

1. https://www.sanook.com/news/2058674/
2. https://olympicthai.org/athletics/
3. "THONGSUK Mawina". International Weightlifting Federation.
4. "Progress of World Records, Women". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-08-17.