Thailand’s First Gold Medal at Beijing Olympics
By Talen on Aug 10, 2008 in Thai life
Thailand’s first gold medal in the 2008 Beijng Olympic games was won by Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakul in the women’s 53kg weight lifting class on Sunday. She also set a new Olympic record in the female clean and jerk by lifting 126kg and besting the previous record set at the Sydney Games in 2000 by China’s Yang Xia.
The female weight lifting team is looking to walk away from the Beijing Olympics with at least 4 medals like they did in Athens in 2004 where they took home two gold and two bronze. Hopes were slightly dashed when on Friday two of the teams members failed to finish in the top three. Pensiri Laosirikul finished 5th and her teamate Premsiri Bunpithak was eliminated after no successful attempts were completed in the 48kg snatch and grab.
Wandee Kamaeim is the only member of the team who participated in the 2004 Athens games where she brought home the bronze. She competes on Monday in the 58kg weight class.
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Wow. That’s awesome. Women’s weightlifting!! I wouldn’t want to get into a fight with her!
You and me both …
Congratulations on your country winning that gold medal! I watched swimming this morning….fantastic performance by the youngster from South Korea and a Japanese swimmer. And I was rooting for Michael Phelps too
Congratulations on your country’s 1st gold! I’m sure all of your countrymen are very elated and very proud of her feat! Continue to win, and continue to gain more golds!!! Goodluck!
wow congratulations to your country!
It’s not my country…yet. Unfortunately I still live in America but I plan on rectifying that soon.
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congrat to Thailand..
We, Malaysian unfortunately still have no luck at Beijing Olympics.
Our final hope is on man single badminton, Lee Chong Wei.World No 2 to meet Lin Dan hopefully
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wow congratulations thats really good i sure wouldnt want to get in a fight with her and im researching thailand for the olypics and ive got you down on my list to put you in it
hi again you are the best of the best but im sorry your not better than australia
but your still really great lol [ laugh out loud ] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! go prapawadee jaroenrattanataraku
aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi!!!!!!!
go thailand and australia lets be friends
lets go thailand lets go
go thailand go
thailand at least go behind australia or please just go up one point and please win a gold metal
go australia get in front of china please come on australia i know you can do it
go thailand you can do it yeah lets go
This is a great accomplishment, and something that the people of Thailand should be very proud of.