Sinphet Kruaithong

Sinphet "Dui" Kruaithong (Thai: สินธุ์เพชร กรวยทอง; born 22 August 1995 in Chumphon Buri District, Surin Province[1])[2] is a Thai Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal. With this he became the first Thai male weightlifter to win an olympic medal. His grandmother died while celebrating his victory.[3]

Sinphet Kruaithong
BBh
Personal information
Nickname(s)Dui (ดุ่ย)
NationalityThai
Born (1995-08-22) 22 August 1995
Chumphon Buri District, Surin Province, Thailand
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Thailand
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro–56 kg

References
  1. "สุดเศร้า คุณยายวัย 82 ปีเสียชีวิตตอนเชียร์"เจ้าดุ่ย สินธุ์เพชร"คว้าเหรียญทองแดงโอลิมปิก". khaosod (in Thai). August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  2. "Sinphet Kruaithong". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. Sport, Telegraph (8 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Thai weightlifter Sinphet Kruaithong's grandmother dies celebrating his bronze medal lift". The Telegraph.


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