Weeraphon Wichuma
Thai weightlifter (born 2004)
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Nickname | Wave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2004-08-10) August 10, 2004 (age 20) Kut Wai, Sikhoraphum, Surin, Thailand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 73 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Weeraphon Wichuma (Thai: วีรพล วิชุมา, RTGS: Wiraphon Wichuma, Thai pronunciation: [wīː.rá.pʰōn wí.t͡ɕʰú.māː], born 10 August 2004) is a Thai weightlifter.[2][3]
Career
He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics,[4][5] and won a silver medal in the Men's 73 kg category, becoming the youngest competitor to ever do so.[1] He set a junior world record in Clear & Jerk lifting 198 kg. He was chosen to be Thailand's flagbearer for the Olympic Games Closing ceremony.[6]
Major results
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Paris, France | 73 kg | 148 | — | 190 | 194 | 198 JWR | — | 346 | |||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 67 kg | 143 | 175 | 180 | 323 | ||||||||
2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 73 kg | 145 | 150 | 154 | 190 | 195 JWR | 349 | ||||||
IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 73 kg | 147 | 19 | — | — | — | |||||||
Asian Games | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Hangzhou, China | 73 kg | 151 | 154 | 156 | — | 190 | 195 | — | 351 JWR | ||||
Asian Championships | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Jinju, South Korea | 73 kg | 146 | 150 | 4 | 186 | 190 | 192 | 342 |
References
- ^ a b "เปิดประวัติ 'วีรพล วิชุมา'ผลงานยอดเยี่ยม ก่อนคว้าเหรียญเงินโอลิมปิก ด้วยอายุน้อยสุดในรุ่น" [Biography of 'Weeraphon Wichuma', an outstanding performance before winning the Olympic silver medal as the youngest in his class]. Dailynews (in Thai). 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (9 September 2023). "C Group teenager makes history by winning gold at IWF World Championships". Inside the Games.
- ^ "Wichuma Weeraphon". Olympics.com.
- ^ "พ่อ-แม่ "เวฟ วีรพล" นักยกน้ำหนักทีมชาติไทย" ขอพรให้คว้าชัย" [Father and mother of "Wave Veeraphon", a weightlifter from the Thai national team, pray for their blessings to win.] (in Thai). Nation TV. 8 August 2024.
- ^ ""เวฟ" วีรพล วิชุมา ความหวังเหรียญโอลิมปิกยกน้ำหนักไทย" ["Wave" Weeraphon Wichuma, Olympic medal hope for Thai weightlifting]. Siamsport.co.th (in Thai). 11 May 2024.
- ^ "WICHUMA Weeraphon". Paris 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
External links
- Weeraphon Wichuma at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Weeraphon Wichuma at Olympics.com
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World Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Lightweight
- 1905 (I): Nikolaus Winkler (GER)
- 1905 (III): Pierre Buisson (FRA)
- 1906: Georges Lorthiois (FRA)
- 1907: Johannes Zebrowsky (GER)
- 1910 (I): Eugen Ruhland (GER)
- 1911 (I): Ulrich Blaser (SUI)
- 1911 (II): Josef Schwabl (AUT)
- 1911 (III): Albert Meyer (GER)
- 1911 (IV): Franz Komarek (AUT)
- 1913: Wilhelm Köhler (GER)
- 1920: Philipp List (GER)
- 1922: Alfred Neuland (EST)
- 1923: Rudolf Edinger (AUT)
- 1937: Tony Terlazzo (USA)
- 1938: Tony Terlazzo (USA)
- 1946: Stanley Stanczyk (USA)
- 1947: Pete George (USA)
- 1949: Ibrahim Shams (EGY)
- 1950: Joe Pitman (USA)
- 1951: Ibrahim Shams (EGY)
- 1953: Pete George (USA)
- 1954: Dmitry Ivanov (URS)
- 1955: Nikolay Kostylev (URS)
- 1957: Viktor Bushuev (URS)
- 1958: Viktor Bushuev (URS)
- 1959: Viktor Bushuev (URS)
- 1961: Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1962: Vladimir Kaplunov (URS)
- 1963: Marian Zieliński (POL)
- 1964: Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1965: Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1966: Yevgeny Katsura (URS)
- 1968: Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1969: Waldemar Baszanowski (POL)
- 1970: Zbigniew Kaczmarek (POL)
- 1971: Zbigniew Kaczmarek (POL)
- 1972: Mukharby Kirzhinov (URS)
- 1973: Mukharby Kirzhinov (URS)
- 1974: Petro Korol (URS)
- 1975: Petro Korol (URS)
- 1976: Petro Korol (URS)
- 1977: Roberto Urrutia (CUB)
- 1978: Yanko Rusev (BUL)
- 1979: Yanko Rusev (BUL)
- 1980: Yanko Rusev (BUL)
- 1981: Joachim Kunz (GDR)
- 1982: Piotr Mandra (POL)
- 1983: Joachim Kunz (GDR)
- 1984: Yao Jingyuan (CHN)
- 1985: Mikhail Petrov (BUL)
- 1986: Mikhail Petrov (BUL)
- 1987: Mikhail Petrov (BUL)
- 1989: Israel Militosyan (URS)
- 1990: Kim Myong-nam (PRK)
- 1991: Yoto Yotov (BUL)
- 1993: Yoto Yotov (BUL)
- 1994: Fedail Güler (TUR)
- 1995: Zhan Xugang (CHN)
- 1997: Zlatan Vanev (BUL)
- 1998: Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL)
- 1999: Galabin Boevski (BUL)
- 2001: Galabin Boevski (BUL)
- 2002: Zhang Guozheng (CHN)
- 2003: Zhang Guozheng (CHN)
- 2005: Shi Zhiyong (born 1980) (CHN)
- 2006: Vencelas Dabaya (FRA)
- 2007: Zhang Guozheng (CHN)
- 2009: Liao Hui (CHN)
- 2010: Mete Binay (TUR)
- 2011: Tang Deshang (CHN)
- 2013: Liao Hui (CHN)
- 2014: Liao Hui (CHN)
- 2015: Shi Zhiyong (born 1993) (CHN)
- 2017: Won Jeong-sik (KOR)
- 2018: Shi Zhiyong (born 1993) (CHN)
- 2019: Shi Zhiyong (born 1993) (CHN)
- 2021: Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (INA)
- 2022: Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (INA)
- 2023: Weeraphon Wichuma (THA)
- 67.5 kg (1905)
- 70 kg (1906–1913)
- 67.5 kg (1920–1991)
- 70 kg (1993–1997)
- 69 kg (1998–2017)
- 73 kg (2018–)