Rawat Tana (born 5 May 1977) is a wheelchair racer from Thailand who is a gold medalist at both the Summer Paralympic and World Championships.[1]

Rawat Tana
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Thailand
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Beijing 4 x 100m T53-54
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4 x 400m T53-54
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4x400 m T53-T54
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 10000m - T54
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 1,500 m T54
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 5,000 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 1,500 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 4x400 m T53/54
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 4x400 m relay T53-54

At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 3rd in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair.[2] 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 10,000 metres, a gold in the 4×100 metre relay, and another gold in the 4×400 metre relay at those same Paralympic games.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tana, Rawat". IPC. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Athens win for Petitclerc". BBC Sport. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Tana, Rawat". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2019.