| Weeraphon Wichuma | |
| Nickname: | Wave |
| Birth Date: | August 10, 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Kut Wai, Sikhoraphum, Surin, Thailand |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
| Weight Class: | 73 kg |
Weeraphon Wichuma (in Thai pronounced as /wīː.rá.pʰōn wí.t͡ɕʰú.māː/, born 10 August 2004) is a Thai weightlifter.[1] [2]
He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics,[3] [4] and won a silver medal in the Men's 73 kg category, becoming the youngest competitor to ever do so.[5] He set a junior world record in Clear & Jerk lifting 198 kg. He was chosen to be Thailand's flagbearer for the Olympic Games Closing ceremony.[6]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=65 | 1 | width=65 | 2 | width=65 | 3 | width=45 | Rank | width=65 | 1 | width=65 | 2 | width=65 | 3 | width=45 | Rank |
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | Paris, France | 148 | 190 | 194 | 198 JWR | 346 | |||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | Bogotá, Colombia | 143 | 175 | 180 | 323 | ||||||||||
| align=left | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 145 | 150 | 154 | 190 | 195 JWR | 349 | ||||||||
| IWF World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Phuket, Thailand | 73 kg | 147 | 19 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Asian Games | |||||||||||||||
| Hangzhou, China | 151 | 154 | 156 | 190 | 195 | 351 JWR | |||||||||
| Asian Championships | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | Jinju, South Korea | 73 kg | 146 | 150 | 4 | 186 | 190 | 192 | 342 | ||||||