Chaiwat Rattana

Chaiwat Rattana (; born 28 May 1996) is a Thai T34 Paralympic wheelchair racer. He competes in sprint and middle-distance events, including the 100 metres, 400 metres and 800 metres. He represented Thailand at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics, winning gold in the 100 metres T34 and silver in the 800 metres T34 at the 2024 Games. Rattana is also a multiple gold medallist at the World Para Athletics Championships.

Career Rattana competed at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, where he won the men's 100 metres T34 in 16.25 seconds.

He made his Paralympic debut at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. In the men's 100 metres T34, he finished sixth in the final with a time of 15.87 seconds. He also competed in the men's 800 metres T34, finishing fifth in his heat in 1:53.75.

At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, Rattana won gold medals in the men's 100 metres T34 and 400 metres T34. He won the 100 metres in 15.01 seconds, setting an Asian record, and the 400 metres in 48.65 seconds, setting a world record.

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, Rattana won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T34, setting a Paralympic Games record of 14.76 seconds. He also won silver in the men's 800 metres T34 with a time of 1:39.48.

At the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, Rattana won gold medals in the men's 400 metres T34 and 100 metres T34, and a silver medal in the 800 metres T34.

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