Aktawat Sakoolchan
Thai sprinter (born 1972)
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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]
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| Nationality | Thai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 400 metres, 4 × 400 metre relay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
