Sompote Suwannarangsri
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Sompote Suwannarangsri is the capital city of Lopburi Province in Thailand. It is located about 150 km north-east of Bangkok. As of 2006 it has a population of 26,500...
) is a track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
sprint athlete
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
who competes internationally for Thailand
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...
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Suwannarangsri represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Thailand competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008.-Medalists:- Athletics:MenWomen- Badminton:MenWomenMixed- Boxing:...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Siriroj Darasuriyong
Siriroj Darasuriyong
Siriroj Darasuriyong is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Darasuriyong represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Apinan Sukaphai, Sompote Suwannarangsri and Sittichai Suwonprateep...
, Apinan Sukaphai
Apinan Sukaphai
Apinan Sukaphai is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Sukaphai represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Siriroj Darasuriyong, Sompote Suwannarangsri and Sittichai Suwonprateep...
and Sittichai Suwonprateep
Sittichai Suwonprateep
Sittichai Suwonprateep is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Suwonprateep represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Siriroj Darasuriyong, Sompote Suwannarangsri and Apinan Sukaphai...
. In their qualification heat they placed fifth in a time of 39.40 seconds and they were eliminated.