Thailand · Women's 63 kg, June 2006

Pawina Thongsuk

Pawina Thongsuk is a weightlifter from Thailand, born in 1979, with one Olympic gold medal and two World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 11 competitions from 1998 to 2006. The latest result came in the women's 63 kg class, at the 2006 University World Cup.

Olympic gold
1
World golds
2
Best total
272.5 kg
Best snatch
122.5 kg
Best clean and jerk
150 kg
Career

Pawina Thongsuk's career: classes, totals and best lifts

Weight classes: 69 kg from 1998 to 2003, 75 kg in 2004, 63 kg from 2005 to 2006. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 62.68 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 69 kg.

Latest result: 2006 University World Cup, 30 June 2006, 63 kg, total 230 kg, place 2.

Pawina Thongsuk: totals from the 11 competitions with a total, 1998 to 2006, best 272.5 kg in 2004.210245280199820002002200420061998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 18 May 1998: 215 kg1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 Jul 1999: 225 kg1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 227.5 kg2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 225 kg2002 University World Cup, 28 Jun 2002: 235 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 260 kg2003 University World Cup, 11 Jul 2003: 255 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 255 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 272.5 kg2005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Nov 2005: 256 kg2006 University World Cup, 30 Jun 2006: 230 kg
Pawina Thongsuk: totals from the 11 competitions with a total, 1998 to 2006, best 272.5 kg in 2004.210245280199820002002200420061998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 18 May 1998: 215 kg1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 Jul 1999: 225 kg1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 227.5 kg2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 225 kg2002 University World Cup, 28 Jun 2002: 235 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 260 kg2003 University World Cup, 11 Jul 2003: 255 kg2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 Nov 2003: 255 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 272.5 kg2005 World Weightlifting Championships, 8 Nov 2005: 256 kg2006 University World Cup, 30 Jun 2006: 230 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
63 kg2005 to 2006 2005 to 2006 116 140 256
75 kg2004 2004 122.5 150 272.5
69 kg1998 to 2003 1998 to 2003 116 147.5 260
Numbers

Pawina Thongsuk by the numbers

Pawina Thongsuk's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.

Best Sinclair score
338.6
From 272.5 kg at 69.29 kg bodyweight, 2004 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
10th of 626
272.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 75 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
82%
At the best total, 122.5 kg of 150 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
Age at best total
25
Turned 25 in 2004, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
11 of 11
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Pawina Thongsuk makes each attempt

Pawina Thongsuk made 63% of snatch attempts and 47% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.

Snatch, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Pawina Thongsuk: 70%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Pawina Thongsuk: 60%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Pawina Thongsuk: 60%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Pawina Thongsuk: 60%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Pawina Thongsuk: 60%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Pawina Thongsuk: 20%
Rivals

Pawina Thongsuk head to head

The lifters Pawina Thongsuk has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.

Rival Met Pawina Thongsuk ahead Rival ahead
Angela Medina 4 4 0
El Salvador Eva Dimas 4 4 0
Ukraine Vanda Maslovska 4 4 0
Bulgaria Milena Trendafilova 3 1 2
Russia Valentina Popova 3 2 1
Ewa Kuraś 3 3 0
Results

Pawina Thongsuk's competition results

Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.

Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.

Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
2006 University World Cup 30 Jun 2006 2 230 63 kg 62.68 101 kg missed104 kg missed104126131 kg missed133 kg missed
2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 1 256 63 kg 62.54 105110116135140145 kg missed
2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 1 272.5 75 kg 69.29 Snatch 122.5, clean and jerk 150; attempts not recorded
2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 4 255 69 kg 68.11 115 kg missed115 kg missed115140 kg missed140145 kg missed
2003 University World Cup 11 Jul 2003 1 255 69 kg 67.77 110116 kg missed116140148.5 kg missed148.5 kg missed
2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 1 260 69 kg 67.6 105110112.5140145147.5
2002 University World Cup 28 Jun 2002 2 235 69 kg 68.05 95100105125130135 kg missed
2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 7 225 69 kg 67.22 100 kg missed100105 kg missed125 kg missed125132.5 kg missed
1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 4 227.5 69 kg 66.42 100102.5105 kg missed125 kg missed125130 kg missed
1999 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 Jul 1999 2 225 69 kg 66.2 95100105 kg missed125 kg missed125 kg missed125
1998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 18 May 1998 2 215 69 kg 65.3 95100 kg missed100 kg missed120125 kg missed125 kg missed
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Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Pawina Thongsuk met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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