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Udomporn Polsak ( ; born October 6, 1981) is a Thai
weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...
. Udomporn Polsak was born in
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. She graduated from the
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College of Physical Education. She won a silver medal in combined lifts at the
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, bronze at the 2002 World Championships, and gold at the
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. At the
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in
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,
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, Canada, she won a gold medal, with 100 kg in the snatch and a 222.5 kg total. She was named 2003 Thai Athlete of the Year by the Sports Authority of Thailand. At the
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in
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she became the first Thai woman to win an Olympic gold medal, with 97.5 kg snatching and 222.5 kg total. She was given the honor to be the torch lighter at the
2007 Southeast Asian Games The 2007 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 24th Southeast Asian Games, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand. This was the sixth time Thailand hosted the ...
, held in her country.


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* * * * 1981 births Living people Udomporn Polsak Udomporn Polsak Udomporn Polsak Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in weightlifting Asian Games silver medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1998 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Udomporn Polsak Udomporn Polsak Udomporn Polsak Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Udomporn Polsak Udomporn Polsak SEA Games medalists in weightlifting Udomporn Polsak Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games World Weightlifting Championships medalists Udomporn Polsak Udomporn Polsak {{Thailand-weightlifting-bio-stub