 Soutsakhone Somninhom akaberekwa musi wa22 Chivabvu 1958 mutambi wekumhanya wekuLaos. Akakwikwidza mumakwikwi emamita 100 evarumepamitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya1980. Somninhom akakwikwidza muchikamu chechipiri uye akapedza ari wechinomwe pavatambi vanomwe aine nguva yemasekondi 11.69. Akapedza aine nguva yechipiri-yakaderera, akakunda José Luis Elias wePeru 13.66 masekondi uye akapedza achangopera Raghu Raj Onta weNepal 11.61 masekondi. 