Aktawat Sakoolchan

Aktawat Sakoolchan

Personal information
Nationality	Thailand
Born	8 September 1972 Thailand
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	400 metres, 4x400 metre relay
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Thailand Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima 4×400 m relay 1994 Hiroshima 400 m Asian Championships 1991 Kuala Lumpur 400m 1991 Kuala Lumpur 4×400 m relay Southeast Asian Games 1991 Manila 400 m 1995 Chiang Mai 400 m 1995 Chiang Mai 4×400 m relay

Aktawat Sakoolchan (Thai: เอกธวัช สกุลจันทร์; born 8 September 1972) is a retired Thai sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres and 4x400 metre relay. He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in both events, finishing 5th and 6th in his heats, respectively.^[1]

He won two silver medals at the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships in Kuala Lumpur,^[1][2] and then broke the 400m 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.

References

1. "Aktawat Sakoolchan profile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
2. "Asian Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
3. "List of Southeast Asian Games Records" (PDF). National Sports Council of Malaysia. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
4. "2015 Southeast Asian Games Official Results Publication" (PDF). seagames2015.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

External links

• Aktawat Sakoolchan profile at Sports-Reference.com