Buoban Pamang ( th, บัวบาน ผามั่ง; RTGS: Buaban Phamang, born 27 December 1983 in

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) is a female

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er from

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. In 2006, she won the

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in a new national record of 61.31 metres. In 2007, she took another gold medal, at the

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in another national record of 61.40 metres. Later that year she competed at the 2007 World Championships, but without reaching the final. The next year she competed at the

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International competitions

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* * 1983 births Living people Buoban Pamang Buoban Pamang Female javelin throwers Buoban Pamang Buoban Pamang Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Buoban Pamang Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Buoban Pamang Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Southeast Asian Games medalists in athletics Buoban Pamang Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Competitors at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games Buoban Pamang Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade Buoban Pamang {{Thailand-athletics-bio-stub