Sinphet "Dui" Kruaithong (Thai: สินธุ์เพชร กรวยทอง; born 22 August 1995 in Chumphon Buri District, Surin Province[1])[2] is a Thai Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal. With this he became the first Thai male weightlifter to win an olympic medal. His grandmother died while celebrating his victory.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Dui (ดุ่ย) |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Born | 22 August 1995 Chumphon Buri District, Surin Province, Thailand |
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Medal record | |
References edit
- ^ "สุดเศร้า คุณยายวัย 82 ปีเสียชีวิตตอนเชียร์"เจ้าดุ่ย สินธุ์เพชร"คว้าเหรียญทองแดงโอลิมปิก". khaosod (in Thai). August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Sinphet Kruaithong". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Sport, Telegraph (8 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Thai weightlifter Sinphet Kruaithong's grandmother dies celebrating his bronze medal lift". The Telegraph.
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