Weeraphon Wichuma
{{Short description|Thai weightlifter (born 2004)}}
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| nickname = Wave
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|08|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kut Wai, Sikhoraphum, Surin, Thailand
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| country = {{THA}}
| sport = Weightlifting
| weight_class = 73 kg
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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Paris|–73 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Riyadh|–73 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Bogotá|–67 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Hangzhou|73 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition| Asian Championships }}
{{MedalSilver| 2023 Jinju | 73 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| Junior World Championships }}
{{Medal|Gold| 2022 Heraklion | 67 kg }}
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Weeraphon Wichuma ({{Langx|th|วีรพล วิชุมา}}, {{RTGS|Wiraphon Wichuma}}, {{IPA|th|wīː.rá.pʰōn wí.t͡ɕʰú.māː}}, born 10 August 2004) is a Thai weightlifter.{{Cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1140656/c-group-teenager-iwf-world-champs |website=Inside the Games |title=C Group teenager makes history by winning gold at IWF World Championships |author=Oliver, Brian |date=9 September 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/weeraphon-wichuma_1898067 |website=Paris 2024 Olympics |title=WICHUMA Weeraphon |access-date=21 August 2024}}
Career
He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics,{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationtv.tv/news/sport/378946878 |publisher=Nation TV |language=Thai |title=พ่อ-แม่ "เวฟ วีรพล" นักยกน้ำหนักทีมชาติไทย" ขอพรให้คว้าชัย |date=8 August 2024 |trans-title=Father and mother of "Wave Veeraphon", a weightlifter from the Thai national team, pray for their blessings to win.}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.siamsport.co.th/other-sports/sports-world/51510/ |website=Siamsport.co.th |title="เวฟ" วีรพล วิชุมา ความหวังเหรียญโอลิมปิกยกน้ำหนักไทย |date=11 May 2024 |language=Thai |trans-title="Wave" Weeraphon Wichuma, Olympic medal hope for Thai weightlifting}} and won a silver medal in the Men's 73 kg category, becoming the youngest competitor to ever do so.{{cite web |title=เปิดประวัติ ‘วีรพล วิชุมา’ผลงานยอดเยี่ยม ก่อนคว้าเหรียญเงินโอลิมปิก ด้วยอายุน้อยสุดในรุ่น |url=https://www.dailynews.co.th/news/3736393/ |language=thai |date=9 August 2024 |accessdate=9 August 2024 |work=Dailynews |trans-title=Biography of 'Weeraphon Wichuma', an outstanding performance before winning the Olympic silver medal as the youngest in his class}} 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.
Major results
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| colspan=13 | Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | align=left | Paris, France | 73 kg | 148 | {{n/a}} | 190 | 194 | 198 JWR | {{n/a}} | 346 | {{silver2}} | ||
| colspan=15|World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | align=left | Bogotá, Colombia | 67 kg | 143 | {{bronze3}} | 175 | 180 | {{bronze3}} | 323 | {{bronze3}} | |||
| 2023 | align=left | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 73 kg | 145 | 150 | 154 | {{silver2}} | 190 | 195 JWR | {{gold1}} | 349 | {{gold1}} | |
| colspan=13|IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | align=left| Phuket, Thailand | 73 kg | 147 | 19 | — | — | — | |||||
| colspan=13|Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | align=left| Hangzhou, China | 73 kg | 151 | 154 | 156 | {{n/a}} | 190 | 195 | {{n/a}} | 351 JWR | {{silver2}} | |
| colspan=13 | Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | align=left | Jinju, South Korea | 73 kg | 146 | 150 | 4 | 186 | 190 | 192 | {{gold1}} | 342 | {{silver2}} |
References
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External links
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- {{Facebook|weeraphon.wichuma}}
{{Footer World Champions Weightlifting Men Lightweight}}
{{Thailand at the 2024 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:World Weightlifting Championships medalists
Category:Weightlifters at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games medalists in weightlifting
Category:Weightlifters at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics