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Thai weightlifter (born 1979)
Pawina Thongsuk
Personal information
Born (1979-04-18) April 18, 1979 (age 45)
Sikhoraphum, Thailand
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+12 in)
Sport
Country Thailand
SportWeightlifting
Pawina Thongsuk
Military service
Allegiance Thailand
Branch/service Royal Thai Army
Rank Captain

Pawina Thongsuk (born April 18, 1979 in Sikhoraphum, Surin) 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. In 2005, she won the World Championship in the 63 kg category.

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

Weightlifting career - personal best lifts

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