Wacharee Ritthiwat

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Wacharee Ritthiwat (born 18 October 1976) is a Thai former long jump and triple jump athlete.

In the triple jump she finished fourteenth at the 1998 Asian Games, ninth at the 2002 Asian Games,[ citation needed ] fourth at the 2003 Asian Championships, [1] won the silver medal at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games [2] and finished eighth at the 2005 Asian Championships. [1] On the regional scene she won the gold medal at the 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003 Southeast Asian Games. [3]

In the long jump she finished seventh at the 2003 Asian Championships [1] won the bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games [2] and finished fifth at the 2003 Summer Universiade.

Her personal best triple jump is 13.78 metres, achieved in August 2001 in Singapore. Her personal best long jump is 6.36 metres, achieved in May 2002 in Bangkok. [1] 6.36 is the Thai record.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wacharee Ritthiwat at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Asian Indoor Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. "South East Asian Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 August 2018.