Supachai Koysub
Thai paralympic athlete (born 1977)
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Supachai Koysub (born 15 July 1977)[1][2][3] is an athlete and Paralympian from Thailand competing mainly in category T54 sprint events.
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| Born | 15 July 1977 (age 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he won a gold medal in the men's 200 metres – T54 event, a gold medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre relay – T54 event, a silver medal in the men's 4 × 400 metre relay – T54 event, finished fourth in the men's 100 metres – T54 event and went out in the semi-finals of the men's 800 metres – T54 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre relay – T53–54 event, a gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 metre relay – T53–54 event, was disqualified in the men's 100 metres – T54 event, finished fourth in the men's 200 metres – T54 event and finished seventh in the men's 400 metres – T54 event. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre relay – T53–54 event, a silver medal in the men's 4 × 400 metre relay – T53–54 event, a bronze medal in the men's 100 metres – T54 event, went out in the first round of the men's 200 metres – T54 event and finished sixth in the men's 400 metres – T54 event