Nattawut Pimpa (born 1986) is a Thai

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

who is a member of the Aerobic Gymnastics National

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

team, coached by Desislava Bogusheva (BUL). Pimpa competed in the 2005, 2007 and 2011

Sea Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supe ...

. He was a

Gold medalist A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

, amultiple World Cup medalist and participated at six

Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships The Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships are the World Championships for aerobic gymnastics Aerobic gymnastics or sport aerobics is a competitive sport originating from traditional aerobics in which complex, high-intensity movement pattern ...

. Pimpa is the first Thai gymnast to have an element named after him in the Aerobic Gymnastics Code of Points, awarded by

Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique The International Gymnastics Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, FIG) is the body governing all disciplines of competitive gymnastics. Its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on July 23, 1881, in ...

(FIG), with the highest possible score of 1.0 point per single gymnastics

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References

1986 births Living people Nattawut Pimpa Male aerobic gymnasts Nattawut Pimpa Nattawut Pimpa SEA Games medalists in gymnastics Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games {{gymnastics-bio-stub