Pongsakorn Paeyo (, , ; born 1 December 1996) is a Thai wheelchair racer in the T53 classification. Paeyo represented Thailand at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career At the 2016 Paralympic games in Rio, he won two gold medals in the 400 metres and 800 metres event and two silver medals in the 100 metres and 4×400 relay event. In August 2021, Paeyo set the new world record at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in the 400 metres event and claimed his third Paralympic gold medal.
Major results
YearVenueEvents Heat Final RankTimeRankTimeRankParalympic Games2020 Tokyo, Japan 14.30 PR 1 Q 14.20 PR 1 47.31 PR 1 Q 46.61 WR 1 1:40.28 1 Q 1:36.07 PR 1 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14.56 PR 1 Q 14.80 2 48.38 1 Q 47.91 1 1:37.45 1 Q 1:40.78 1 3:08.37 1 Q 3:07.73 2 World Championships2023 Paris, France 14.84 2 Q 14.51 1 47.51 1 Q 46.11 WR 1 colspan=2 1:34.39 2 2019 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 14.52 1 Q 14.97 3 48.24 1 Q 48.08 1 1:39.75 1 Q 1:40.72 2 2017 London, United Kingdom 14.99 1 Q 14.88 3 25.88 1 Q 25.29 = 2 49.18 1 Q 47.97 2 1:46.54 3 Q 1:42.07 3 2015 Doha, Qatar 15.71 3 Q 16.22 7 7 26.96 2 Q 26.97 2 51.51 2 Q 50.42 3 1:47.90 2 Q 1:44.35 4 6 colspan=2 2 Source:
References
External links
Pongsakorn Paeyo at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website