Udomporn Polsak
Thai weightlifter (born 1981) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Major Udomporn Polsak (Thai: อุดมพร พลศักดิ์ RTGS: Udomphon Phonsak; born October 6, 1981) is a Thai weightlifter.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Weightlifting | ||
| Representing Thailand | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 2004 Athens | – 53 kg | |
| World Championships | ||
| 2003 Vancouver | – 53 kg | |
| 2002 Warsaw | – 53 kg | |
| Asian Games | ||
| 2002 Busan | – 53 kg | |
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Udomporn Polsak was born in Nakhon Ratchasima. She graduated from the Bangkok College of Physical Education. She won a silver medal in combined lifts at the 2002 Asian Games, bronze at the 2002 World Championships, and gold at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games.[3][4]
At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, she won a gold medal, with 100 kg in the snatch and a 222.5 kg total.[5]
She was named 2003 Thai Athlete of the Year by the Sports Authority of Thailand.[6]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she became the first Thai woman to win an Olympic gold medal, with 97.5 kg snatching and 222.5 kg total.[7]
She was given the honor to be the torch lighter at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, held in her country.[8]
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