Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon

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
Event53 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 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 Beijing 53 kg
World Championships
2005 Doha 53 kg
2003 Vancouver 53 kg
Asian Games
2006 Doha 53 kg
2010 Guangzhou 53 kg
Asian Championships
2004 Almaty 53 kg
2005 Dubai 53 kg
2007 Shandong 53 kg
2009 Taldykorgan 53 kg

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

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
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing, China 53 kg 92 95 97 1 120 126 130 1 221
World Championships
2003 Vancouver, Canada 53 kg 92.5 97.5 97.5 117.5 120 120 217.5
2005 Doha, Qatar 53 kg 95 98 98 120 125 130 223.0
2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand 53 kg 93 96 96 4 -- -- -- -- -- --
2009 Goyang, South Korea 53 kg 90 90 90 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Asian Games
2002 Busan, South Korea 53 kg 77.5 82.5 82.5 6 97.5 102.5 105 5 187.5 4
2006 Doha, Qatar 53kg 92 97 97 2 120 124 127 2 221
2010 Guangzhou, China 53 kg 92 95 95 3 120 123 125 2 215
Asian Championships
2004 Almaty, Kazakhstan 53 kg 97.5 125 222.5
2005 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 53 kg 94 119 213
2007 Tai'an, China 53 kg 96 122 218
2009 Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan 53 kg 94 120 214
2012 Pyeongtaek, South Korea 53 kg 90 90 90 -- 113 113 116 -- --
World Junior Championships
2003 Hermosillo, Mexico 53 kg 90 92.5 95.5 110 115.5 115.5 211

References

  1. ^ a b c "Athlete Biography: Jaroenrattanatarakoon, Prapawadee". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
  2. ^ 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.
  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.