Laphassaporn Tawoncharoen (formerly Jutamass Thavoncharoen, born 21 December 1981 in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

) is a

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 eve ...

sprint athlete who competes internationally for

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Biography

Thavoncharoen represented

Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics Thailand at the Olympics, Thailand competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Medalists Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field e ...

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. She competed at the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

sprint and placed sixth in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 11.82 seconds. Together with

Sangwan Jaksunin Phatsorn Jaksuninkorn ( th, ภัสสร จักษุนิลกร, formerly Sangwan Jaksunin; born 10 December 1984 in Bangkok) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand. Jaksunin represented Thailand ...

, Orranut Klomdee and Nongnuch Sanrat she also took part in the 4x100 metres relay. In their first round heat they placed fifth in a time of 44.38 seconds was the eleventh time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they failed to qualify for the final.

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