Sanikun Tanasan

Sanikun Tanasan (Thai: ศนิกุล ธนสาร; RTGS: Sanikun Thanasan; born 23 December 1994) (born Sopita Tanasan, Thai: โสภิตา ธนสาร; RTGS: Sophita Thanasan) is a Thai weighlifter. She competed at the 2013 World Championships in the Women's 53 kg, winning the bronze medal. In 2016 Olympics, she competed at the 48 kg weight class and won gold.

Sanikun Tanasan

Personal information
Native name	ศนิกุล ธนสาร
Nickname	Nan
National team	Thailand
Born	(1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 Chumphon Province, Thailand
Education	Institute of Physical Education Bangkok Campus
Years active	2010
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country	Thailand
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Bangkok Weightlifting Club
Medal record Representing Thailand Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Weightlifting Championships 1 1 0 Southeast Asian Games 0 1 0 Total 2 2 0 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro −48 kg World Championships 2017 Anaheim −53 kg 2013 Wrocław −53 kg Junior World Championships 2012 Guatemala City −53 kg 2014 Kazan −53 kg 2013 Lima −53 kg Junior Asian Championship 2012 Yangoon −53 kg 2013 Bishkek −53 kg 2014 Chonburi −53 kg Southeast Asian Games 2023 Cambodia –49 kg 2021 Vietnam –55 kg

In January 2019 she was issued a two-year doping ban until January 2021 after testing positive for 5a-androstane-3a, 17-bdiol (5aAdiol) and 5b-androstane-3a, 17 b-diol (5bAdiol).

Major result

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	48 kg	88	90	92	1	106	108	110	1	200
World Championships
2011	Paris, France	53 kg	83	87	90	7	103	106	110	16	196	12
2013	Wrocław, Poland	53 kg	85	89	91		109	112	113	4	203
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	53 kg	90	95	99	4	110	113	116	5	208	4
2015	Houston, United States	53 kg	90	95	100	4	110	115	115	5	210	4
2017	Anaheim, United States	53 kg	91	94	96		110	114	117		210
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	49 kg	86	89	93 WR	—	102	108	109	—	—	—
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	49 kg	85	87	88	7	103	103	103	—	—	—
Asian Games
2014	Incheon, South Korea	53 kg	90	91	95	4	110	115	115	8	205	6
2018	Jakarta, Indonesia	53 kg	90	93	94	3	106	109	111	5	199	5
World Junior Championships
2012	Guatemala, Guatemala	53 kg	87	90	93		106	111	111		201
2013	lima, Peru	53 kg	86	89	91		105	106	106		197
2014	Kazan, Russia	53 kg	88	88	93		102	107	110		195

External links

• Sopita Tanasan at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Sanikun Tanasan at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Sanikun Tanasan at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Sanikun Tanasan at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Sanikun Tanasan at the International Weightlifting Results Project
• Sanikun Tanasan at Olympics.com
• Sanikun Tanasan at Olympic.org (archived)
• Sanikun Tanasan at Olympedia