Supanara_Sukhasvasti

Supanara Sukhasvasti

Supanara Sukhasvasti

Thai long jumper (born 1992)


Supanara Sukhasvasti na Ayudhya (often S.N.A. for the second name; Thai: ศุภนร ศุขสวัสดิ ณ อยุธยา; RTGS: Suphanara Suksawat Na Ayutthaya, born June 11, 1992, in Chiang Mai) is a Thai long jumper. By winning the gold in the long jump at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, he became Thailand's first ever finalist, medallist and champion in an athletics global event of any age category. He is also the Thai record holder in the long jump.

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Career

At the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, Suksawasti won the gold in the long jump with a distance of 7.65 m.[1] He also won a silver in the triple jump with a distance of 15.70 m.[2]

On 5 June 2010, he became the first athlete of Southeast Asia to leap over 8.00 meters in long jump when he registered 8.04 (+1.4) during the Asian Grand Prix in Bangalore.[3] A few weeks later, he took the silver medal in the long jump behind Lin Ching-Hsuan at the 2010 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.[4] At the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe, Suksawasti won a silver medal in the long jump behind Chinese jumper Su Xiongfeng. It was his first medal in a senior meet.

Personal

Supanara Sukhasvasti na Ayudhya is a descendant of King Rama IV.[5]

Personal bests

As of July 10, 2011.
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Key: NR = National record


References

  1. "2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – long jump (final)". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  2. Jad Adrian (2010). Supanara Sukhasvasti na Ayudhaya (S.N.A) PROFILE. www.adriansprints.com. Retrieved 2011-05-05.



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