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Pichet Krungget

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Thailand
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T53

Further personal information

Family
One daughter
Residence
Nonthaburi, THA
Languages
Thai
Higher education
Computer Engineering - Rajamangala University of Technology: Thailand

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 2001.
Why this sport?
A coach suggested swimming to him, but he quit the sport because of unsatisfactory results in competitions. He was inspired to take up athletics after watching the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney.
Name of coach
Suphot Phengphum [national]

International debut

Year
2001
Competing for
Thailand

General interest

Awards and honours
In 2006 he was named Outstanding Para Athlete of the Year in Thailand. (volleynbc.blogspot.com, 16 Aug 2007)
Other sports
He competed in Para swimming at national level prior to taking up Para athletics. (volleynbc.blogspot.com, 16 Aug 2007)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 04 Feb 2018)
Impairment
His impairment is a result of the effects of polio. He contracted the illness at age three. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017; bangkokpost.com, 30 Mar 2012)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Final Round 2
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 2 2
Men's 100 m T53 Final Round 5
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 2 8
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 2 4
Men's 800 m T53 Heat 1 5
Men's 4x100 m T53/54 Heat 1 2
Men's 4x100 m T53/54 Final Round 2
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Heat 2 2
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 4x100 m T53-54 Heat 3 1
Men's 4x100 m T53-54 Final Round 9999
Men's 4x400 m T53-54 Heat 3 2
Men's 4x400 m T53-54 Final Round 2
Men's 400 m T53 Final Round 2
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 2 1
Men's 200 m T53 Final Round 9999
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 2 1
Men's 100 m T53 Final Round 2
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 3 1
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 2 1
Men's 100 m T53 Final Round 4
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 2 1
Men's 200 m T53 Final Round 3
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 1 2
Men's 400 m T53 Final Round 4
Men's 4x100 m T53-54 Heat 2 1
Men's 4x100 m T53-54 Final Round 1
Men's 4x400 m T53-54 Heat 3 1
Men's 4x400 m T53-54 Final Round 1
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 1 2011-01-22 4
Men's 100 m T53 Final 2011-01-24 8
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 1 2011-01-25 4
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 2 2011-01-27 5
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 3 2012-09-02 6
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 2 2012-09-03 6
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 3 2012-09-07 7
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m T53 Semifinal 3 2013-07-21 9999
Men's 200 m T53 Semifinal 2 2013-07-23 12
Men's 100 m T53 Semifinal 1 2013-07-25 8
Men's 100 m T53 Final 1 2013-07-26 8
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Semifinal 1 2013-07-27 3
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Final 1 2013-07-27 2
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T53 Final 1 2015-10-22 8
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 1 2015-10-22 8
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 2 2015-10-25 9999
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 2 2015-10-27 9999
Men's 800 m T53 Heat 2 2015-10-29 9
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 1 2016-09-09 5
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 1 2016-09-10 9999
Men's 800 m T53 Heat 2 2016-09-14 9999
World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 2 2017-07-16 9999
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 2 2017-07-18 9999
Men's 800 m T53 Heat 2 2017-07-19 10
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 1 2017-07-23 12