Saleumphone Sopraseut

Saleumphone Sopraseut

Personal information
Nationality	Laotian
Born	(1969-10-05) 5 October 1969 (age 55)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking

Saleumphone Sopraseut (born 5 October 1969) is a Laotian racewalker. He is the Laotian national record holder in the 20 km walk. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Career

Sopraseut entered the 20 km walk at the 1992 Olympics. ^[2] He was disqualified from the race. ^[3]

He qualified for the 20 km walk finals at the 1995 World University Games. He placed 17th with a time of 1:56:25 hours. ^[4]

In February 1997, Sopraseut set his 20 km walk personal best of 1:48:01 at a meeting in Luang Prabang. The time also broke the Laotian national record. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saleumphone Sopraseut Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
2. Saleumphone Sopraseut at World Athletics
3. "Competing is the thing". The Independent. 5 August 1992. p. 28. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
4. Saleumphone Sopraseut at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
5. World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Outdoor Records
6. Saleumphone Sopraseut at Olympedia

External links

• Saleumphone Sopraseut at World Athletics
• Saleumphone Sopraseut at Olympedia