Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon (Thai: ประภาวดี เจริญรัตนธารากูล; RTGS: Praphawadi Charoenrattanatharakun) (born Junpim Kuntatean,[2] Thai: จันทร์พิมพ์ กันทะเตียน; RTGS: Chanphim Kanthatian, also transliterated Chanpim Kantatian[3] May 29, 1984) is a weightlifter from Thailand.[1]
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| Nationality | Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 29, 1984 Nakhon Sawan, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52.72 kg (116.2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 53 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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 edit
She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships.[8]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2008 |  Beijing, China |
53 kg | 92 | 95 | 1 | 120 | 126 | 1 | 221 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2003 |  Vancouver, Canada |
53 kg | 92.5 | 97.5 |  |
117.5 | 120 |  |
217.5 |
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| 2005 |  Doha, Qatar |
53 kg | 95 | 98 | |
120 | 125 | |
223.0 |
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| 2007 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand |
53 kg | 93 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2009 |  Goyang, South Korea |
53 kg | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | Busan, South Korea |
53 kg | 77.5 | 82.5 | 6 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 5 | 187.5 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Doha, Qatar |
53kg | 92 | 97 | 2 | 120 | 124 | 2 | 221 |
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| 2010 | Guangzhou, China |
53 kg | 92 | 3 | 120 | 123 | 2 | 215 |
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| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2004 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
53 kg | 97.5 | |
125 | |
222.5 |
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| 2005 |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
53 kg | 94 | |
119 | |
213 |
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| 2007 | Tai'an, China |
53 kg | 96 | |
122 | |
218 |
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| 2009 | Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan |
53 kg | 94 | |
120 | |
214 |
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| 2012 | Pyeongtaek, South Korea |
53 kg | -- | 113 | 116 | |
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| World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2003 |  Hermosillo, Mexico |
53 kg | 90 | 92.5 | 95.5 | |
110 | 115.5 | |
211 |
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References edit
- ^ a b c "Athlete Biography: Jaroenrattanatarakoon, Prapawadee". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. [dead link]
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book Of Olympic Lists. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 16. ISBN 9781845137731.
- ^ "2005 Weightlifting World Championships - Kuntatean Junpim". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
External links edit
- Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon at Olympics.com
- Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon at Olympic.org (archived)
- Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon at Olympedia
- Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Kuntatean Junpim at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Kuntatean Junpim at the International Weightlifting Results Project