Tharatip Sridee
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Tharatip Sridee nickname "The Gymnast Queen" born February 21, 1987 is a female gymnast
from Thailand
.
, Thailand
. She has an elder brother and a twin sister. In 2001 she was selected by Thailand national gymnastic team to compete at SEA Games, hosted by Malaysia and received a silver medal.
In 2003 she competed at SEA Games again, this time hosted by Vietnam
. She won 2 gold medals, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes.
In 2005 SEA Games at Philippines
she won 2 gold medals, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes.
In 2007 SEA Games at Thailand she won 2 gold medals and 4 silvers.
In 2008 she gets qualified to compete in Olympic 2008 at Beijing
, China
but didn't win a medal.
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
from Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
Career
Tharatip was born in Bangna district, BangkokBangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. She has an elder brother and a twin sister. In 2001 she was selected by Thailand national gymnastic team to compete at SEA Games, hosted by Malaysia and received a silver medal.
In 2003 she competed at SEA Games again, this time hosted by Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. She won 2 gold medals, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes.
In 2005 SEA Games at Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
she won 2 gold medals, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes.
In 2007 SEA Games at Thailand she won 2 gold medals and 4 silvers.
In 2008 she gets qualified to compete in Olympic 2008 at Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
but didn't win a medal.