Watcharaphon Vongsa

Watcharaphon Vongsa
Personal information
Born (1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 (age 34)
Loei Province,[1] Thailand
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight45 kg (99 lb)[1]
Sport
SportBoccia
Disability classBC2
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 4 1 1
Asian Para Games 3 2 1
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team BC1–2
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual BC2
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team BC1–2
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team BC1–2
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Individual BC2
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Individual BC2
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Individual BC2
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team BC1–2
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team BC1–2
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Individual BC2
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Individual BC2
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team BC1–2

Watcharaphon Vongsa (Thai: วัชรพล วงษา, born 15 October 1990)[2] is a Thai boccia player who represented Thailand at the 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics, and won four Paralympic gold medals in total.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vongsa Watcharaphon". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 February 2020.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Vongsa Watcharaphon - 2016 Summer Paralympics". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Asian Athletes Dominate the World Rankings". bisfed.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Pattaya students shine at Rio 2016". Pattaya Mail. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Watcharaphon Vongsa". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 February 2020.