Reanchai Seeharwong

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Reanchai Seeharwong
Personal information
Born24 March 1976 (1976-03-24) (age 48)
Samut Prakan, Thailand
Sport
CountryFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 100 meters, 200 meters
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Busan 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Bangkok 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 Bangkok 4×100 m relay
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Colombo 4×100 m relay

Reanchai Seeharwong (born 24 March 1976 in Samut Prakan) is a retired Thai sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.

He won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1994 Asian Junior Championships. [1] He won the 100 and 200 metres back to back at both the 1995, 1999 and 2001 South East Asian Games. [2] His breakthrough came at the 1998 Asian Games where he won the silver medal in the 100 metres [3] as well as another silver in the 4 × 100 metres relay.

At the 2002 Asian Championships he reached the semi-final of the 100 metres and won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. At the 2002 Asian Games he also reached the semi-final of the 100 metres and won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.

Subsequently, he finished fifth with the Asian team in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2002 IAAF World Cup. [4] He competed individually at the 1999 World Championships and the 2003 World Indoor Championships as well as in relay at the 1999 World Championships without reaching the final.

His personal best times was 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. [4] His 100 metres time is the Thai record, and he holds an Asian record in the rarely contested 4 × 200 metres relay. His 200 metres time is the Southeast Asian Games record.

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References

  1. "Asian Junior Championships]". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. "South East Asian Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. "Asian Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 Reanchai Seeharwong at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg