Sasithorn Hongprasert

Sasithorn Hongprasert

Personal information
Nationality	Thailand
Born	(1984-06-13) 13 June 1984 (age 40) Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Event(s)	10 m air rifle (AR40) 50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
Medal record Women's shooting Representing  Thailand Southeast Asian Games 2007 Bangkok 10 m air rifle team 2007 Bangkok 50 m rifle 3 positions 2007 Bangkok 50 m rifle 3 positions team 2007 Bangkok 50 m rifle prone team

Sasithorn Hongprasert (Thai: ศศิธร หงษ์ประเสริฐ; born June 13, 1984, in Bangkok) is a Thai sport shooter.^[1] She won a gold medal for the rifle three positions at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, coincidentally in her home city Bangkok, with a score of 669.5 points.^[2]

Hongprasert represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two rifle shooting events, along with her teammate Thanyalak Chotphibunsin. She placed thirty-sixth out of forty-seven shooters in the women's 10 m air rifle, with a total score of 390 points.^[3] Nearly a week later, Hongprasert competed for her second event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, where she was able to shoot 191 targets in a prone position, 185 in standing, and 190 in kneeling, for a total score of 565 points, finishing only in forty-first place.^[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sasithorn Hongprasert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
2. Lim, Teik Huat (30 November 2007). "Shooting: Outdoor atmosphere costs Nur Suryani a second gold". The Associated Press. The Star Online (Malaysia). Retrieved 10 January 2013.
3. "Women's 10m Air Rifle Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
4. "Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

External links

• Sasithorn Hongprasert at the NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-08-16)
• Sasithorn Hongprasert at Olympics.com
• Sasithorn Hongprasert at Olympedia (archive)