Pimsiri Sirikaew
Pimsiri Sirikaew ( Thai : พิ ม ศิริ ศิริ แก้ว ; born April 25, 1990 in Khon Kaen ) is a Thai weightlifter . She won the silver medal in the weight class up to 58 kg at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Career
Pimsiri Sirikaew started lifting weights as a teenager in her hometown, Khon Kaen, where she still lives. It is 1.49 meters tall and starts in the weight class up to 58 kg body weight.
She made her first start in an international championship in 2008. She became Junior World Champion in Cali / Colombia (age group U 18). Their performance was 211 kg (91-120) in a duel. In 2009 she was used at the World Championships for Women in Goyang / South Korea . She achieved there in a duel 205 kg (90-115) and thus took 5th place in the weight class up to 58 kg.
In 2010 she took part in the Junior World Championship (U 20) in Sofia and weighed 210 kg (90-120) in a duel. With this performance she finished second behind the Chinese Deng Mengrong, who reached 221 kg (98-123). In the same year she started at the Women's World Championship in Antalya. There she reached 207 kg (89-118) and landed on the 8th place.
While Pimsiri Sirikaew stagnated in terms of performance in 2009 and 2010, in 2011 she finally made a strong leap in performance. She reached at the 2011 World Championships in Paris in a duel 230 kg (99-131) and thus won the bronze medal behind Nastassja Nowikawa , Belarus, 237 (101-136) and Li Xueying , China, 236 kg (103-133). With her shock performance of 131 kg she won another bronze medal.
In the 2012 Olympic year she was Asian champion in Pyoengtaek / South Korea with a performance of 231 kg (100-131) ahead of Kuo Hsing-Chun, Taiwan, 228 kg (98-13). Well prepared, she then started at the Olympic Games in London in July 2012 . She achieved the new personal best of 236 kg (100-136) in a duel and won the silver medal behind Li Xueying, who achieved 246 kg (108-138).
In July 2013 she started at the Universiade in Kazan. She was there but not in good shape and achieved in a duel only 216 kg (95-121), which only reached 4th place in the weight class up to 58 kg.
At the beginning of 2014 Pimsiri Sirikaew switched to the weight class up to 63 kg. She started in this weight class for the first time in June 2014 at an international tournament in Khon Kean / Thailand. She achieved a very good 251 kg (108–143) as the winner in a duel. At the Asian Games in Incheon / South Korea in September 2014, she did not quite come close to this performance. She managed in a duel 242 kg (108-134) and took 5th place. At the World Championships in November 2014 in Almaty, she achieved in a duel 246 kg (108-138) and again took 5th place.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 2008 | 1. | Junior World Championships (U 18) in Cali / Colombia | up to 58 kg | with 211 kg (91–129), ahead of Roxana Cocoș , Romania, 202 kg (86–116) and Lina Rivas, Colombia, 201 kg (91–110) |
| 2009 | 5. | World Cup in Goyang / South Korea | up to 58 kg | 205 kg (90-115); Winner: Li Xueying, China, 239 kg (107–132) |
| 2010 | 2. | Junior World Championships (U 20) in Sofia | up to 58 kg | with 210 kg (90–120), behind Deng Mengrong , China, 221 kg (98–123), in front of Lina Rivas, 205 kg (91–114) |
| 2010 | 8th. | World Cup in Antalya | up to 58 kg | 207 kg (89-118); Winner: Deng Wei , China, 237 kg (102–135) |
| 2011 | 3. | World Cup in Paris | up to 58 kg | with 230 kg (99-131), behind Nastassija Nowikawa, Belarus, 237 kg (101-136) and Li Xueying, 236 kg ö (103-133) |
| 2012 | 1. | Asian Championship in Pyoengtaek / South Korea | up to 58 kg | with 231 kg (100–131), before Kuo Hsing-Chun, Taiwan, 228 kg (98–130) and Zhou Jun, China, 220 kg (95–125) |
| 2012 | silver | OS in London | up to 58 kg | with 236 kg (100–136), behind Li Xueying, 246 kg (108–138), in front of Julija Kalina , Ukraine, 235 kg (106–129) |
| 2013 | 4th | Universiade in Kazan | up to 58 kg | with 216 kg (95–121), behind Kuo Hsing-Chun, 238 kg (104–134), Christina Iovu, Azerbaijan, 226 kg (100–126) and Choe Hyo-Sim, North Korea, 225 kg (100–125) |
| 2014 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Khon Kean / Thailand | up to 63 kg | with 251 kg (108–143) |
| 2014 | 5. | Asian Games in Incheon / South Korea | up to 63 kg | at 242 kg (108-134); Winner: Lin Tzu-chi , Taiwan, 261 kg (116–145) ahead of Deng Wei, China, 259 kg (115–144) |
| 2014 | 5. | World Cup in Almaty | up to 63 kg | at 246 kg (108-138); Winner: Deng Wei, 252 kg (110–142) ahead of Tima Turijewa , Russia, 252 kg (112–140) |
| 2014 | 1. | Universities World Cup in Chiangmai | up to 63 kg | with 235 kg (105–130), before Diana Akhmetova, Russia, 215 kg (100–115) and Eri Mitsuke, Japan, 197 kg (92–105) |
| 2016 | 2. | OS in Rio de Janeiro | up to 58 kg | with 232 kg in front of Kuo Hsing-chun and behind Sukanya Srisurat |
World Cup individual medals
- World Cup bronze medals: 2011 / pushing
- Explanations
- all competitions in single combat, consisting of snatching and pushing
- OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship
literature
- Athletics magazine
Web links
- Pimsiri sirikaew in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
- Profile on london2012.com
- Report of the taz
- Pimsiri Sirikaew at the Institute for Applied Training Science
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sirikaew, Pimsiri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | thai weightlifter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Khon Kaen |