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Supachai Koysub
Supachai Koysub (born 15 July 1977) is an athlete and Paralympian from Thailand competing mainly in category T54 sprint events. Biography He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he won a gold medal in the men's 200 metres – T54 event, a gold medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre relay – T54 event, a silver medal in the men's 4 × 400 metre relay – T54 event, finished fourth in the men's 100 metres – T54 event and went out in the semi-finals of the men's 800 metres – T54 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre relay – T53–54 event, a gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 metre relay – T53–54 event, was disqualified in the men's 100 metres – T54 event, finished fourth in the men's 200 metres – T54 event and finished seventh in the men's 400 metres – T54 event. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
