Personal information | |
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Nationality | Thai |
Born | Chonburi, Thailand | 21 April 1997
Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 44.77 kg (99 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Thailand |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | –45 kg |
Thanyathon Sukcharoen formerly known as Thunya Sukcharoen (born 21 April 1997) is a Thai weightlifter.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 45 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Bogotá, Colombia.[2][3]
She participated at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, winning a medal.[4] In January 2019 she was issued a two-year doping ban until January 2021 after testing positive for 5a- androstane-3a, 17 bdiol (5aAdiol) and 5b-androstane-3a, 17 b-diol (5bAdiol).[5]
She won the gold medal in the women's 45 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[6][7]