Pawina Thongsuk (born April 18, 1979 in Si Khoraphum, Surin province

Surin Province

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) is a Thai

Thailand

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 weightlifter. At the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 in Athens

Athens

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 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

2005 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...

 in the 63 kg category.

In the 2006 Asian Games

2006 Asian Games

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 in Doha

Doha

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 she won the gold, as well as set a new world record for the 63 kg female weight class with a clean and jerk of 142 kg.

Weightlifting career - personal best lifts

• Clean and Jerk
  Clean and jerk
  The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
  
  : 155.0 kg
• Snatch
  Snatch (weightlifting)
  The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
  
  : 122.5 kg
• Total: 272.5 kg

• Olympic (full) Front Squat: 190.0 kg approx.
• (Full) Back Squat: 222.5 kg approx.