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Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon

Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon

Thai weightlifter (born 1984)

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

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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]

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References

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