Supanara Sukhasvasti

Supanara Sukhasvasti

Personal information
Born	June 11, 1992
Height	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Thailand
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump
Medal record Asian Championships 2011 Kobe Long jump Southeast Asian Games 2011 Palembang Long jump World Youth Championships 2009 Brixen Long jump 2009 Brixen Triple jump Asian Junior Championships 2010 Hanoi Long jump
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Supanara Sukhasvasti na Ayudhya (often S.N.A. for the second name; Thai: ศุภนร ศุขสวัสดิ ณ อยุธยา; RTGS: Suphanara Suksawat Na Ayutthaya, born June 11, 1992 in Chiang Mai) is a Thai long jumper. By winning the gold in the long jump at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, he became Thailand's first ever finalist, medallist and champion in an athletics global event of any age category. He is also the Thai record holder in the long jump.

Career

At the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, Suksawasti won the gold in the long jump with a distance of 7.65 m.^[1] He also won a silver in the triple jump with a distance of 15.70 m.^[2]

On 5 June 2010, he became the first athlete of Southeast Asia to leap over 8.00 meters in long jump when he registered 8.04 (+1.4) during the Asian Grand Prix in Bangalore.^[3] A few weeks later, he took the silver medal in the long jump behind Lin Ching-Hsuan at the 2010 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.^[4] At the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe, Suksawasti won a silver medal in the long jump behind Chinese jumper Su Xiongfeng. It was his first medal in a senior meet.

Personal

Supanara Sukhasvasti na Ayudhya is a descendent of King Rama IV.^[5]

Personal bests

As of July 10, 2011.

Event	Best (m)	Wind	Venue	Date
Long jump	8.05 NR	1.3 m/s	Kobe	July 10, 2011
Triple jump	15.83	0.9 m/s	Suphanburi	July 25, 2009
Long jump (indoor)	7.39	N/A	Hanoi	November 1, 2009

Key: NR = National record

References

1. "2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – long jump (final)". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
2. "2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – triple jump (final)". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
3. Jad Adrian (2010). Supanara Sukhasvasti na Ayudhaya (S.N.A) PROFILE. www.adriansprints.com. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
4. 14th Asian Junior Athletics Championship 2010 1–4 July, Hanoi, Vietnam – RESULT- Day2. Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2010-08-28.
5. "Descendant of the Royal family grabs Thailand's first ever World gold medal". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-07-19.

External links

• Supanara Sukhasvasti profile at IAAF