Weeraphon Wichuma
Thai weightlifter (born 2004)
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Born | (2004-08-10) August 10, 2004 (age 20) Kut Wai, Sikhoraphum, Surin, Thailand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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–)