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	Weightlifter Polsak first Thai female to win Olympic gold - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Polsak, missing only once during six powerfully executed lifts that gradually pulled her away from a small eight-lifter field, held off Indonesia's Lisa Raema Rumbewas in the 53-kilogramme class yesterday for only the third Olympics gold medal by any Thai athlete.
		Polsak, a two-time world junior silver medalist, took advantage of Deng's absence to open a lead of 10 kilogrammes over everyone but Rumbewas after the snatch, in which the bar is raised over the head in one motion.
		Polsak was 12.5kg ahead of Rumbewas by the end, with a total of 222.5kg that was slightly less than the world and Olympic record total of 225kg by China's Yang Xia in 2000.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /olympics/html/20040815T190000-0500_64562_OBS_WEIGHTLIFTER_POLSAK_FIRST_THAI_FEMALE_TO_WIN_OLYMPIC_GOLD.asp (465 words)

	Udomporn Polsak - Wikipedia NL
		Udomporn Polsak ( Thai à¸à¸¸à¸”à¸¡à¸à¸£ à¸à¸¥à¸¨à¸±à¸à¸”à¸´à¹, geboren 6 oktober 1981 in Nakhon Ratchasima) is een Thais gewichtheffer.
		Ook heeft legergeneraal Chayasit Shinawatra besloten om de droomwens van Udomporn te vervullen, namelijk een carriere in het leger.
		Na veel kritiek veranderde hij zijn eerste verklaring en vertelde hij dat hij een replica van de medaille wilde maken van puur goud ter waarde van 300.000 baht om aan Udomporn te geven.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Udomporn_Polsak (306 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > Olympics -- Weightlifter Polsak becomes first Thai woman to win Olympic gold
		Polsak, a two-time world junior silver medalist, took advantage of Deng's absence to open a lead of 22 pounds over everyone but Rumbewas after the snatch, where the bar is raised above the head in one motion.
		Polsak was 27½ pounds ahead of Rumbewas by the end, with a total of 490½ pounds, less than the world and Olympic record of 496 pounds set by China's Yang Xia in 2000.
		Polsak's gold-medal performance was witnessed by a small gathering at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall, but a dozen Thai residents – some dressed in colorful native costumes – chanted, cheered and waved banners with every successful lift.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics/other/20040815-0934-oly-weightliftingwtl.html (519 words)

	The World Today - Thai weightlifter credits chocolate for gold medal win
		PETER LLOYD: As Udomporn Polsak took victory in the women's 53 kilogram weightlifting class, her family and friends were watching on a big screen television back home in Nakorn Province in north-eastern Thailand.
		Udomporn Polsak wrote her name into the record book when she became the first Thai woman to strike Olympic gold.
		Udomporn though, appears to be a woman of modest intentions.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/content/2004/s1179461.htm (582 words)

	ANN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Udomporn Polsak brought cheer to the country Sunday when she captured the Kingdom’s first gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, stepping onto the victory podium with tears in her eyes.
		Udomporn’s total lift of 222.5kg was enough to win the gold medal, though short of the current world record of 225kg established by China's Yang Xia in 1977.
		At Udomporn’s home in Nakhon Ratchasima Sunday night, written messages from well-wishers were posted on a wall as family members and neighbours eagerly awaited the broadcast of the weightlifting competition late into the night.
	www.asianewsnet.net /level3_template1.php?l3sec=6&news_id=28082 (864 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| olympics \| news Udomporn makes Thai history
		A special diet of bird's nest soup and chocolate powered weightlifter Udomporn Polsak of Thailand to gold medal success on Sunday, becoming the first woman from her country to win an Olympic title.
		Udomporn's energy levels were boosted by bird's nest soup and chocolate while in Athens, according to media reports.
		Udomporn built up a five kilogram lead over Rumbewas after the snatch section thanks to an impressive lift of 97.5 kilograms, just short of the Olmpic record.
	sport.iafrica.com /olympics/news/341359.htm (401 words)

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		Udomporn lifted 125.5kg in her final effort in the clean and jerk on Sunday to top the record of 125kg China's Yang Xia set at the 2000 Sydney Games and add further joy to becoming Thailand's first female Olympic winner.
		The confusing rule caught out the officials after the Thai coaches called on Udomporn to go for the record after she had already secured victory in the 53kg division with an earlier lift.
		Udomporn was swept away by her history-making win and did not dwell on the rules hiccup.
	www.news24.com /News24/Olympics2004/InsideTrack/0,,2-1652-1654_1573647,00.html (325 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Udomporn's victory Sunday in the 53kg class with a total of 222.5 kg handed Thailand its second medal in the 28th Olympic Games a day after another Thai weightlifter, Aree Wiratthaworn, won a bronze medal in the women's 48kg class.
		Members of Udomporn's family in northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province celebrated the triumph of their daughter, the first Thai woman ever to win a gold medal in any discipline at an Olympic competition.
		After winning the gold, Udomporn said in Athens that Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had telephoned to congratulate her, and that she asked him to give her the rank of a military lieutenant.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/sport/archives/2004/08/17/2003199151/print (439 words)

	Die Presse.com - Alles schneller www.issen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Thailand und TÃ¼rkei feiern ihre Kraftprotze: Udomporn Polsak wiegt 53 kg, Halil Mutlu 56 kg.
		Und nicht nur die Angehörigen von Gewichtheberin Udomporn Polsak, die mit einer Zweikampfleistung (Reißen, Stoßen) von 222,5kg überlegen in der Klasse bis 53 kg triumphierte, ließen ihrer Freude freien Lauf.
		Nur zwei Mitglieder der Familie Polsak wussten zuerst nicht, ob sie feiern oder jubeln sollen.
	www.diepresse.com /textversion_article.aspx?id=437966 (336 words)

	USATODAY.com - Record day in weightlifting for little man, strong woman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Polsak, missing only once during six powerfully executed lifts that gradually pulled her away from a field of eight, held off Indonesia's Lisa Raema Rumbewas at 117 pounds (53kg) by winning only the third gold medal for Thailand.
		Polsak was 27.50 pounds ahead of Rumbewas by the end, with a total of 490.50 pounds, less than the world and Olympic record of 496 pounds set by China's Yang Xia in 2000.
		But Polsak, never looking even a bit unsettled, upstaged that by hoisting 259 pounds, then hit 270 pounds and an Olympic record-tying 275.50 pounds on her next two attempts.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/athens/fight/2004-08-15-weightlifting-roundup_x.htm (1262 words)

	English conversation lessons based on short newspaper items.
		You are now collecting information about Udomporn so that you can tell her fortune for the rest of her life.
		Udomporn Polsak put on an awesome and inspiring performance to win her gold medal.
		Gen Chaisit said Ms Udomporn can continue serving the nation as an athlete, and after retiring from sport she can work as a coach for the army.
	www.bangkokpost.co.th /education/site2004/inau2404.htm (988 words)

	English conversation lessons based on short newspaper items.
		Udomporn Polsak put on an awesome and inspiring performance to win her gold medal.
		Gen Chaisit said Ms Udomporn can continue serving the nation as an athlete, and after retiring from sport she can work as a coach for the army.
		Mrs Sasithorn said her daughter had wanted to be a weightlifter since she was a little girl, so her father made barbells from soda bottles and milk cans stuffed with cement for her to practice with.
	www.bangkokpost.com /education/site2004/inau2404.htm (988 words)

	Weightlifters put names in history at Athens Olympics
		Polsak described the gold-claiming as "the greatest moment" of her life and career.
		Polsak, developing a hobby of reading over years, said the mostinfluential persons in her career are her parents and anyone who has remarkable achievements becomes her idol.
		Raised in a town in northeast Thailand, she showed her increasing prowess during the past couple of years, rising from third in the Warsaw World Championships to the title holder in Vancouver in 2003 in the 53kg division.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-08/16/content_365718.htm (632 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Olympics / Celebration of Thai Olympian turns deadly
		A celebration for the first Thai woman ever to win an Olympic gold medal turned tragic Tuesday when a man was shot to death at the home of the parents of weightlifter Udomporn Polsak.
		Polsak's parent's had been hosting about 500 people at their home in the northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province to celebrate their daughter's victory Sunday in the 117-pound (53 kg) class.
		A report by the state Thai News Agency said a cousin of Udomporn had been wounded and later died, but it was unclear if this was the same person.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2004/08/17/celebration_of_thai_olympian_turns_deadly (213 words)

	Background on current Thai, international and business news stories
		Udomporn Polsak and Pawina Thongsuk won theirs only six days apart.
		There will be huge amounts of cash and other rewards awaiting for them and the demands on their time will certainly be high, especially for the gold medalists.
		The reason, of course, is last week’s angry public reaction to the news that Deputy Prime Minister had latched onto Udomporn’s gold medal only a few hours after she won it.
	www.bangkokpost.com /education/site2004/wnau2404.htm (1138 words)

	Chanu finishes fourth; Polsak claims gold - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Udomporn Polsak, the world champion, tallied 222.5 for the gold medal, with Raema Lisa Rumbewas of Indonesia winning silver (210kg) and Mabel Mosquera of Colombia taking the bronze (197.5).
		Polsak had won the world title at Vancouver last year, lifting the same weight.
		Polsak lifted 97.5kg in snatch and 122.5kg in clean and jerk to tower above the competition.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/aug162004/oly9.asp (579 words)

	Lifter Is First Thai Woman to Win Gold (phillyBurbs.com)
		Polsak was 27 1/2 pounds ahead of Rumbewas by the end, with a total of 490 1/2 pounds, less than the world and Olympic record of 496 pounds set by China's Yang Xia in 2000.
		Rumbewas, 23, put the pressure on by lifting 253 1/2 pounds on her first lift in the clean and jerk, in which the bar is raised first to shoulder level before being extended over the head.
		But Polsak, never looking even a bit unsettled, upstaged that by hoisting 259 pounds, then hit 270 pounds and an Olympic record-tying 275 1/2 pounds on her next two attempts.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/48-08152004-348607.html (539 words)

	english.eastday.com
		Udomporn Polsak, a world champion in Vancouver last November, Sunday made history by winning a gold in the women's 53kg weightlifting competition at the Athens Games, becoming Thailand's first female goldmedallist.
		Polsak described the gold-claiming as "the greatest moment" of her life and career.
		Polsak, developing a hobby of reading over years, said the most influential persons in her career are her parents and anyone who has remarkable achievements is her idol.
	english.eastday.com /epublish/gb/paper9/184/class000900002/hwz207895.htm (320 words)

	Weightlifter Polsak becomes first Thai woman to win Olympic gold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Polsak was 271/2 pounds ahead of Rumbewas by the end, with a total of 4901/2 pounds, less than the world and Olympic record of 496 pounds set by China's Yang Xia in 2000.
		Rumbewas, 23, put the pressure on by lifting 2531/2 pounds on her first lift in the clean and jerk, in which the bar is raised first to shoulder level before being extended over the head.
		Polsak's gold-medal performance was witnessed by a small gathering at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall, but a dozen Thai residents -- some dressed in colorful native costumes -- chanted, cheered and waved banners with every successful lift.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/08/15/sports1211EDT0206.DTL (557 words)

	Thais Celebrate Weightlifter's Olympic Win (phillyBurbs.com)
		Udomporn's victory Sunday in the 53-kilogram (117-pound) class with a total of 490 1/2 pounds handed Thailand its second medal in Athens.
		After winning the gold, Udomporn told reporters in Athens that Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had telephoned to congratulate her, and that she asked him to give her the rank of a military lieutenant.
		Udomporn's victory was splashed across the front pages of local newspapers.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/48-08152004-348805.html (321 words)

	CNN.com - Thai gold as Asian athletes excel - Aug 15, 2004
		Udomporn won the women's 53kg weightlifting crown and Asian superpower China clinched its fifth gold courtesy of Xian Dongmei's victory in the women's 52kg judo.
		Earlier, Thai lifter Udomporn dedicated her victory to the kingdom's much-revered royal family.
		But nothing was going to tinge Udomporn's joy as the 22-year-old world champion took full advantage of a weak field to win with a total of 222.5kg.
	www.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/08/15/asia.medals/index.html (501 words)

	Thailand hails first Olympic woman's gold - Weightlifting -
		Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said the state and private companies were already lining up to reward the young athlete who took full advantage of a weak field to win the 53kg (117 pound) class in women's weightlifting with a total of 222.5kg.
		Having wept when Udomporn clinched the gold, her mother said Monday that she would buy a house for her daughter as a reward, and would also prepare a special dish of crab curry and spicy catfish salad for the athlete's return.
		Udomporn claimed to have used a special diet of bird's nest soup and chocolate to clinch her gold medal from rival Raema Lisa Rumbewas of Indonesia.
	www.smh.com.au /olympics/articles/2004/08/16/1092508357922.html (356 words)

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		Nikaia - On a day of weightlifting firsts, world champion Udomporn Polsak got the one that counted most by becoming the first Thailand female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.
		Polsak hoisted 97.5kg in the snatch and a Games record-equalling 125kg with her final attempt in the clean and jerk for a winning total of 222.5kg.
		Polsak held off Indonesia's Lisa Raema Rumbewas in the 53kg class on Sunday for only the third Olympics gold medal by any Thai athlete.
	www.news24.com /News24/Olympics2004/InsideTrack/0,,2-1652-1654_1573350,00.html (306 words)

	Sport - Súlyemelés
		Éles bírálatok érték hazájában a thaiföldi miniszterelnök-helyettest, miután hazavitte Udomporn Polsak nõi súlyemelõ olimpiai aranyérmét Athénból.
		Mint mondta, Udomporn Polsak súlyemelõnõ valódi aranyból szerette volna az érmet, így õ hazahozta az eredetit, hogy saját pénzén tömör aranyból egy hasonmást készíttessen a versenyzõnek.
		A világbajnoki címvédõ thaiföldi Udomporn Polsak nyerte a nõi 53 kg-os súlycsoport küzdelmét az athéni olimpia súlyemelõ viadalán.
	www.index.hu /sport/olimpia2004/wli (2595 words)

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		In the process, the 24-year-old hailing from Taesong district in Pyongyang also created a new world record in snatch as she pushed Thailand's Udomporn Polsak and China's Xianjuan Meng to the second and third places.
		The North Korean had returned empty-handed from Izmir and therefore it was big surprise when it was listed that she would start with a lift of 97.5 kg - five kg more than what the Thai and Chinese lifters were to attempt - in her first attempt.
		Udomporn and Xianjuan were tied with a total of 212.5 kg after both had lifted an identical 120 kg in the clean and jerk but it was Thai who was awarded the silver on account of her lesser body weight.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2002100204912000.htm&date=2002/10/02/&prd=th& (703 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Olympics 2004 \| Weightlifting \| Udomporn makes Thai history
		A refereeing blunder robbed Polsak of what she thought was an Olympic record.
		Udomporn lifted 125.5kg in her final effort in the clean and jerk to top the record of 125kg China's Yang Xia set at the 2000 Sydney Games.
		To have set a valid record Udomporn would have had to have lifted 127.5kg in her final hoist.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/olympics_2004/weightlifting/3567534.stm (276 words)

	Asia Times - News and analysis from throughout Southeast Asia
		Lost in the cartoon's background, a tearful Udomporn was portrayed serving drinks next to a caption that mocked the scene as "the correct way for the Thai elite to treat a poor rural girl".
		Pawina, in the 75kg class, successfully pumped the weights above her head while Udomporn, in the 53kg class, similarly shoved a load toward the ceiling.
		Udomporn became the first Thai woman to win an Olympic gold.
	atimes01.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/FH31Ae03.html (1039 words)

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