Udomporn Polsak

Udomporn Polsak (in Thai อุดม พร พล ศักดิ์ , nickname Orn ; born October 6, 1981 in Nakhon Ratchasima ( Thailand )) is a Thai weightlifter . Udomporn is the first Olympic champion from Thailand.

Career

Udomporn started lifting weights in Nakhon Ratchasima at the age of 14. In 1997 she started at the age of 16 in the weight class up to 48 kg body weight for the first time at a world championship and took 6th place. At the Junior World Championships in 1998 in Sofia and 1999 in Savannah / USA , things went well for her, she was both junior vice world champion. She continued to work hard and soon belonged to the absolute world class. Her greatest success is winning the Olympic gold medal in Athens in 2004 in the weight class up to 53 kg body weight.

Udomporn Polsak studied sports science at Bangkok University .

International successes / all-around

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championships, KG = body weight)

• 1997, 6th place , World Championships in Chiangmai / Thailand , up to 48 kg body weight, with 152.5 kg, winner: Ling Liu, China , 175 kg ahead of N. Kunjarani Devi , India , 170 kg;
• 1998, 2nd place , June World Championships in Sofia , up to 48 kg body weight, with 165 kg, behind Luo Xiaoqin, China, 165 kg and in front of Samanacha Chanu, India, 162.5 kg;
• 1998, 3rd place , Asian Games in Bangkok , up to 48 kg body weight, behind Liu Xiuhua, China and Sri Indriyani, Indonesia;
• 1999, 2nd place , June World Championships in Savannah / USA , up to 48 kg body weight, with 165 kg, behind Li Zhuo, China, 175 kg and in front of Gema Peris, Spain , 152.5 kg;
• 1999, 12th place , World Championships in Athens, up to 48 kg body weight, with 170 kg, winner: Donka Minchewa, Bulgaria , 192.5 kg ahead of Sri Indriyani, Indonesia , 185 kg;
• 2000, 3rd place , Asian Championship in Osaka , up to 48 kg body weight, with 165 kg, behind Niyangi Kaori, Japan , 185 kg and Kunjarani Nameirakpam Devi, India , 182.5 kg;
• 2002, 2nd place , Asian Games in Busan , up to 53 kg, with 212.5 kg, behind Ri Song-Hui , North Korea , 225 kg and in front of Meng Xianjuan, China, 212.5 kg;
• 2002, 3rd place , World Championships in Warsaw , up to 53 kg, with 215 kg, behind Ri Song-Hui, 225 kg and Li Xuejiu, China, 222.5 kg;
• 2003, 1st place , Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam , up to 53 kg body weight;
• 2003, 1st place , World Championships in Vancouver , up to 53 kg body weight, with 222.5 kg, ahead of Ri Song-Hui, 222.5 kg and Kuntanean Junpim, Thailand , 217.5 kg;
• 2004, 2nd place , Asian Championship, up to 53 kg body weight, with 210 kg, behind Deng Jianying, China, 220 kg and in front of Swe Swe Win, Myanmar , 195 kg;
• 2004, gold medal , OS in Athens, up to 53 kg body weight, with 222.5 kg, ahead of Raema Rumbewas, Indonesia, 210 kg and Mabel Masquera, Colombia , 197.5 kg

Medals individual disciplines

(at OS no more World Cup medals are awarded)

• World Championship gold medals: 2003, tear, 100 kg
• World Cup silver medals: -
• World Cup bronze medals: 2002, snatch, 95 kg - 2002, push, 120 kg - 2003, push, 122.5 kg

Note on Thai names : This article addresses people by their first name.