- Pawina Thongsuk
Pawina Thongsuk (born
April 18 1979 in Si Khoraphum,Surin province ) is a Thaiweightlifter . At the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens she won an Olympic gold medal, with 122.5 kg snatching and 272.5 kg total in the 75 kg category. In 2005, she won the World Championship in the 63 kg category.cite web|title=THONGSUK Pawina|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=387]In the 2006 Doha Asian Games she won the gold, as well as set a new world record for the 63kg female weight class with a clean and jerk of 142kg. [cite web|title=Progress of World Records, Women|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/record_progw.php]
Weightlifting career - personal best lifts
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Clean and Jerk : 155.0 kg
* Snatch: 122.5 kg
* Total: 272.5 kg* Olympic (full) Front Squat: 190.0 kg approx.
* (Full) Back Squat: 222.5 kg approx.Notes and references
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