Aktawat Sakoolchan ( th, เอกธวัช สกุลจันทร์; born 8 September 1972) is a retired

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sprinter who specialized in the

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and

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. He represented his country at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in both events, finishing 5th and 6th in his heats, respectively. He won two silver medals at the

1991 Asian Athletics Championships The ninth Asian Championships in Athletics were held in 1991 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Medal summary Men's events * Some English-language sources, such as GBR Athletics, erroneously state that Kim Bok-joo was 1991 Asian Championships runner-up ...

in Kuala Lumpur, and then broke the 400m

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and Southeast Asian Games records at the

1995 Southeast Asian Games The 1995 Southeast Asian Games ( th, กีฬาแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ 1995, Kila haeng echeiy tawan oak cheing tai 1995), officially known as the 18th Southeast Asian Games, was a Southe ...

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, recording a 46.05 second run. The records stood for 20 years before both were broken by Kunanon Sukkaew in 2015 with a 46.00 time.

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Aktawat Sakoolchan
profile at Sports-Reference.com Living people 1972 births Aktawat Sakoolchan Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Aktawat Sakoolchan Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Aktawat Sakoolchan Aktawat Sakoolchan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in athletics Aktawat Sakoolchan Competitors at the 1991 SEA Games Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games Aktawat Sakoolchan Aktawat Sakoolchan Place of birth missing (living people) {{Thailand-athletics-bio-stub