Reanchai Seeharwong (born 24 March 1976 in Samut Prakan) is a retired

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sprinter who specialized in the

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and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. He won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1994 Asian Junior Championships. He won the 100 and 200 metres back to back at both the 1995, 1999 and 2001

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. His breakthrough came at the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...

where he won the silver medal in the

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as well as another silver in the

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu ...

. At the 2002 Asian Championships he reached the semi-final of the

and won a gold medal in the

. At the 2002 Asian Games he also reached the semi-final of the

and won a gold medal in the

. Subsequently, he finished fifth with the Asian team in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the

2002 IAAF World Cup The 9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was hosted by Madrid, September 21–22, 2002, in the Estadio La Peineta. The IAAF worl ...

. He competed individually at the 1999 World Championships and the

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as well as in relay at the 1999 World Championships without reaching the final. His personal best times were 10.23 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok; and 20.69 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved at the 1999 South East Asian Games in Bandar Seri Begawan. His 100 metres time is the Thai record, and he also holds an Asian record in the rarely contested

4 × 200 metres relay The 4 × 200 metres relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 200 metres or half a lap on a standard 400 metre track. The event is a world record eligible event, but is not a standard event at most tr ...

. His 200 metres time is the Southeast Asian Games record.

References

1976 births Living people Reanchai Seeharwong Reanchai Seeharwong Reanchai Seeharwong Reanchai Seeharwong Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Reanchai Seeharwong Reanchai Seeharwong Reanchai Seeharwong Reanchai Seeharwong SEA Games medalists in athletics {{Thailand-athletics-bio-stub