Pawina Thongsuk

Pawina Thongsuk (born April 18, 1979 in Sikhoraphum, Surin) is a Thai weightlifter. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she won an Olympic gold medal with 122.5 kg snatching and 272.5 kg total in the 75 kg category. In 2005, she won the World Championship in the 63 kg category.

In the 2006 Asian Games in Doha she won the gold, as well as setting a new world record for the 63 kg female weight class with a clean and jerk of 142 kg.

Weightlifting career - personal best lifts

 * Clean and Jerk: 155.0 kg
 * Snatch: 122.5 kg
 * Total: 272.5 kg
 * Olympic (full) Front Squat: 190.0 kg approx.
 * (Full) Back Squat: 222.5 kg approx.