Eay Simay (born 5 March 1981) is a Laotian Paralympic powerlifter. In the 2008 Summer Paralympics he won the first Olympic or Paralympic medal for Laos when taking bronze in the Men's 48 kg.

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Career

Simay made his debut as one of the first two Laotian Paralympians at the

2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ...

. He competed in the Men's up to 48 kg and lifted 110 kg to finish 12th. He didn't appear at the

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

since Laos did not send a delegation. Simay returned at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

, this time as the only Laotian competitor at the games, and Simay, greatly improving on his performance from 2000, won the country's first Paralympic medal, a bronze, by lifting 157.5 kg in the men's up to 48 kg category. In the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

, he lifted 155 kg in the men's 48 kg and finished fourth just outside of a medal position.

References

Powerlifters at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Laos Living people 1981 births Laotian male athletes Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in powerlifting {{Laos-bio-stub