Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon

Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon (Thai: ประภาวดี เจริญรัตนธารากูล; RTGS: Praphawadi Charoenrattanatharakun) (b. Junpim Kuntatean,[2] Thai: จันทร์พิมพ์ กันทะเตียน; RTGS: Chanphim Kanthatian, also transliterated Chanpim Kantatian[3] May 29, 1984) is a weightlifter from Thailand.[1]

Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon
Personal information
NationalityThailand
Born (1984-05-29) May 29, 1984
Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight52.72 kg (116.2 lb)
Sport
CountryThailand
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)53 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 98 kg (2005)
  • Clean and jerk: 126 kg (2008)
  • Total: 223 kg (2005)
Medal record
Representing  Thailand
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Weightlifting Championships 0 1 1
Asian Games 0 1 1
Asian Weightlifting Championships 1 2 1
Total 2 4 2
Women's weightlifting
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing53 kg
World Championships
2005 Doha53 kg
2003 Vancouver53 kg
Asian Games
2006 Doha53 kg
2010 Guangzhou53 kg
Asian Championships
2004 Almaty53 kg
2005 Dubai53 kg
2007 Shandong53 kg
2009 Taldykorgan53 kg

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

She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships.[8]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing, China53 kg92959711201261301221
World Championships
2003 Vancouver, Canada53 kg92.597.597.5117.5120120217.5
2005 Doha, Qatar53 kg95 9898120125130223.0
2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand53 kg9396964------------
2009 Goyang, South Korea53 kg909090--------------
Asian Games
2002 Busan, South Korea53 kg77.582.582.5697.5102.51055187.54
2006 Doha, Qatar53kg92979721201241272221
2010 Guangzhou, China53 kg92959531201231252215
Asian Championships
2004 Almaty, Kazakhstan53 kg97.5125222.5
2005 Dubai, United Arab Emirates53 kg94119213
2007 Tai'an, China53 kg96122218
2009 Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan53 kg94120214
2012 Pyeongtaek, South Korea53 kg909090--113113116----
World Junior Championships
2003 Hermosillo, Mexico53 kg9092.595.5110115.5115.5211

References
  1. "Athlete Biography: Jaroenrattanatarakoon, Prapawadee". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Kuntatean Junpim". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on August 17, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
  5. "Junpim Kuntatean". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on August 17, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
  6. "Prapawadee looking to a bright future". Bangkok Post. August 12, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  7. Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book Of Olympic Lists. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 16. ISBN 9781845137731.
  8. "2005 Weightlifting World Championships - Kuntatean Junpim". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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