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| Honorific Suffix: | TM TBh ChCh |
| Nationality: | Thailand |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Nakhon Sawan, Thailand |
| Height: | 157cm (62inches) |
| Weight: | 52.72kg (116.23lb) |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
| Event: | 53 kg |
Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon (Thai: ประภาวดี เจริญรัตนธารากูล;) (born Junpim Kuntatean,[1] Thai: จันทร์พิมพ์ กันทะเตียน;, also transliterated Chanpim Kantatian[2] May 29, 1984) is a weightlifter from Thailand.
At the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships she won the silver medal in the 53 kg category, lifting a total of 223 kg (491.6 lbs).[3] At the 2006 University World Championships she won the gold medal in the 53 kg category.[4]
During the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she suffered an elbow injury, and had to rest for three months.[5]
She won the women's 53 kg class at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.[6] She changed her name in 2007 on the advice of a fortune teller who said it would improve her chances of winning the Olympics.[1] Her name was so long that it was listed as "J" on the digital scoreboard during the Beijing Games.[7]
She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships.[8]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||||
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| width=40 | 1! | width=40 | 2! | width=40 | 3! | width=40 | Rank! | width=40 | 1! | width=40 | 2! | width=40 | 3! | width=40 | Rank |
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | 92 | 95 | 1 | 120 | 126 | 1 | 221 | ||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| 92.5 | 97.5 | 117.5 | 120 | 217.5 | |||||||||||
 Doha, Qatar | 95 | 98 | 120 | 125 | 223.0 | ||||||||||
| 93 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Asian Games | |||||||||||||||
| 77.5 | 82.5 | 6 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 5 | 187.5 | 4 | |||||||
| 92 | 97 | 2 | 120 | 124 | 2 | 221 | |||||||||
| 92 | 3 | 120 | 123 | 2 | 215 | ||||||||||
| Asian Championships | |||||||||||||||
| 53 kg | 97.5 | 125 | 222.5 | ||||||||||||
| 53 kg | 94 | 119 | 213 | ||||||||||||
| 53 kg | 96 | 122 | 218 | ||||||||||||
| 53 kg | 94 | 120 | 214 | ||||||||||||
| 53 kg | -- | 113 | 116 | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| World Junior Championships | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 53 kg | 90 | 92.5 | 95.5 | 110 | 115.5 | 211 | ||||||||