Chaiya Sukchinda

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Born15 April 1935 (1935-04-15) (age 90)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
SportWeightlifting
Chaiya Sukchinda
Chaiya (Central)
Personal information
Born15 April 1935 (1935-04-15) (age 90)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing  Thailand
Olympic Games
1972 Munich-52 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1966 Bangkok-52 kg

Chaiya Sukchinda (Thai: ชัยยะ สุขจินดา) (born 15 April 1935), worked as a taxi driver in Bangkok,[1] is a retired Thai weightlifter who placed seventh in the flyweight class at the 1972 Olympics.[2] Previously, he won the gold medal in 1966 Asian Games edition in Bangkok, Thailand,[3] which earning him a new taxi car as incentive.[1]

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