Rangsiya Nisaisom
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Rangsiya Nisaisom (born June 11, 1994) is a Thai
taekwondo
practitioner. She won a gold medal in the women's 62 kg class
at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships
in Gyeongju
, South Korea
.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
practitioner. She won a gold medal in the women's 62 kg class
2011 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's lightweight
The Women's lightweight is a competition featured at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Gyeongju Gymnasium in Gyeongju, South Korea on May 3 and May 4. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 62 kilograms in body mass.-Medalists:...
at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships
2011 World Taekwondo Championships
The 2011 World Taekwondo Championships is the 20th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at Gyeongju Indoor Stadium in Gyeongju, South Korea from May 1 to May 6, 2011.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Team ranking:...
in Gyeongju
Gyeongju
Gyeongju is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering with a population of 269,343 people according to the 2008 census. Gyeongju is southeast of Seoul, and east of the...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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