Pongsakorn Paeyo (, , ; born 1 December 1996) is a Thai wheelchair racer in the T53 classification. Paeyo represented Thailand at the

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and

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Summer Paralympics.

Career

At the 2016 Paralympic games in Rio, he won two gold medals in the

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and

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event and two silver medals in the

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and 4×400 relay event. In August 2021, Paeyo set the new

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at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in the

event and claimed his third Paralympic gold medal.

Major results

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* * Pongsakorn Paeyo Pongsakorn Paeyo Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Pongsakorn Paeyo Paralympic wheelchair racers World Para Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Pongsakorn Paeyo Male wheelchair racers 1996 births Living people World record holders in para-athletics Pongsakorn Paeyo Pongsakorn Paeyo Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games {{Paralympic-medalist-stub