Sanikun Tanasan (Thai: ศนิกุล ธนสาร; RTGSSanikun Thanasan; born 23 December 1994) (born Sopita Tanasan, Thai: โสภิตา ธนสาร; RTGSSophita Thanasan) is a Thai weighlifter. She competed at the 2013 World Championships in the Women's 53 kg, winning the bronze medal.[1] In 2016 Olympics, she competed at the 48 kg weight class and won gold.

Sanikun Tanasan
Personal information
Native nameศนิกุล ธนสาร
NicknameNan
National team Thailand
Born (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 29)
Chumphon Province, Thailand
EducationInstitute of Physical Education Bangkok Campus
Years active2010
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountryThailand
SportWeightlifting
ClubBangkok Weightlifting Club
Medal record
Representing  Thailand
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Weightlifting Championships 1 1 0
Southeast Asian Games 0 1 0
Total 2 2 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro −48 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Anaheim −53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Wrocław −53 kg
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Guatemala City −53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan −53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lima −53 kg
Junior Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Yangoon −53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bishkek −53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Chonburi −53 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia –49 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam –55 kg

In January 2019 she was issued a two-year doping ban until January 2021 after testing positive for 5a-androstane-3a, 17-bdiol (5aAdiol) and 5b-androstane-3a, 17 b-diol (5bAdiol).[2]

Major result

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 48 kg 88 90 92 1 106 108 110 1 200  
World Championships
2011   Paris, France 53 kg 83 87 90 7 103 106 110 16 196 12
2013   Wrocław, Poland 53 kg 85 89 91   109 112 113 4 203  
2014   Almaty, Kazakhstan 53 kg 90 95 99 4 110 113 116 5 208 4
2015   Houston, United States 53 kg 90 95 100 4 110 115 115 5 210 4
2017   Anaheim, United States 53 kg 91 94 96   110 114 117   210  
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 49 kg 86 89 93 WR 102 108 109
2022   Bogotá, Colombia 49 kg 85 87 88 7 103 103 103
Asian Games
2014   Incheon, South Korea 53 kg 90 91 95 4 110 115 115 8 205 6
2018   Jakarta, Indonesia 53 kg 90 93 94 3 106 109 111 5 199 5
World Junior Championships
2012   Guatemala, Guatemala 53 kg 87 90 93   106 111 111   201  
2013   lima, Peru 53 kg 86 89 91   105 106 106   197  
2014   Kazan, Russia 53 kg 88 88 93   102 107 110   195  

References

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  1. ^ "Sopita Tanasan". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Sanctions". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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