Rawat Tana
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Rawat Tana is a wheelchair racer from Thailand
who competes at the Olympic level
.
At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 3rd in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair
. In same event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
, he did not qualify for the final, after getting into a collision with Robert Figl
in the semifinals. He did, however, win a bronze in the 10000 metres, a gold in the 4×100 metre relay, and another gold in the 4×400 metre relay at those same Paralympic games.
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...
who competes at the Olympic level
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
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At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 3rd in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair
Wheelchair racing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Wheelchair racing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was featured as two demonstration events as part of the Athletics programme at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 22, 2004. Medals were not awarded, as the sport was not part of the official competition....
. In same event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
, he did not qualify for the final, after getting into a collision with Robert Figl
Robert Figl
Robert Figl is a German wheelchair racer, who competes at the Olympic level. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished first in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair. However, he did not qualify for the final of the same event at the 2004 Paralympics, after getting involved in a collision...
in the semifinals. He did, however, win a bronze in the 10000 metres, a gold in the 4×100 metre relay, and another gold in the 4×400 metre relay at those same Paralympic games.