Kaeo Pongprayoon

Thai boxer

Kaeo Pongprayoon
First round bout against M. Flissi (red) at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1980-03-28) 28 March 1980 (age 44)
Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Thailand
SportBoxing
EventLight flyweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Light flyweight
Asian Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Zhuhai Light flyweight
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Pinweight
Gold medal – first place 2003 Hanoi Pinweight
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Bacolod Pinweight
Gold medal – first place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Pinweight
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vientiane Light flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2011 Palembang Light flyweight

Kaeo Pongprayoon (Thai: แก้ว พงษ์ประยูร, RTGSKaeo Phongprayun, pronounced [kɛ̂ːw pʰōŋ.prā.jūːn]; born 28 March 1980 in Kamphaeng Phet) is a Thai amateur boxer who won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Pongprayoon won the 2009 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships and the 2009 Southeast Asian Games and 2011 [1] at light flyweight.

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost his third fight to José Kelvin de la Nieve.

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat two opponents, then lost 8:14 to Zou Shiming.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he won his first fight against Algerian Mohamed Flissi 19:11, then defeated Ecuador's Carlos Quipo and Bulgarian Aleksandar Aleksandrov. He reached the final by edging out Russian David Ayrapetyan 13:12. He controversially lost the final to Zou Shiming 10:13.

References

  1. ^ 2011

External links

  • AIBA Bio
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Thailand Thailand at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • 0 Gold
  • 2 Silver
  • 2 Bronze
    Rank: 57
Archery
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Shooting
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Swimming
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Table tennis
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Weightlifting
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Competitors : 37 in 15 sports
Flag bearer : Nuttapong Ketin


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