Aktawat Sakoolchan
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| Nationality | Thai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1972 Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres, 4 × 400 metre relay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aktawat Sakoolchan (Thai: เอกธวัช สกุลจันทร์; born 8 September 1972) is a retired Thai sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres and 4 × 400 metre relay. He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in both events, finishing 5th and 6th in his heats, respectively.[1]
He won two silver medals at the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships in Kuala Lumpur,[1][2] and then broke the 400 m national and Southeast Asian Games records at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, recording a 46.05 second run.[3][4] The records stood for 20 years before both were broken by Kunanon Sukkaew in 2015 with a 46.00 time.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Aktawat Sakoolchan profile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Asian Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "List of Southeast Asian Games Records" (PDF). National Sports Council of Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "2015 Southeast Asian Games Official Results Publication" (PDF). seagames2015.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- Aktawat Sakoolchan profile at Sports-Reference.com
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