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Arkhom Chenglai
Personal information
Full name
อาคม เฉ่งไล่
Nationality
Thailand
Born
(1970-06-11) June 11, 1970 (age 53) Tambon Na Tham Tai, Amphoe Mueang Trang, Trang province, southern Thailand
Weight
63.5 kg (140 lb)
Sport
Sport
Boxing
Weight class
Welterweight
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing Thailand
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona
Welterweight
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima
Welterweight
Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
1992 Bangkok
Welterweight
Arkhom Chenglai (Thai: อาคม เฉ่งไล่; RTGS: Akhom Chenglai; born June 11, 1970) is a Thai boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's Welterweight category.
Arkhom before being an amateur boxer was a Muay Thai fighter under the ring name Issara Sakgreerin (อิสระ ศักดิ์กรีรินทร์). He used to play football, one day, he hid from the rain at a Muay Thai gym and saw his brother training which led him to it.
He became a famous fighter, winning the Lumpinee Stadium Lightweight title, he fought with many famous fighters such as Nokweed Devy and earned purses going as high as 120,000 baht in the fight against Dutch fighter Ramon Dekkers at Lumpinee Stadium on November 11, 1990.
He fought in Muay Thai until no one was worthy of a bout against him. As a result, he switched to amateur boxing and won many awards highly recognized in the country. He then became a member of national team to compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where he won a bronze medal.
He graduated from Wichienmatu School and earned a bachelor's degree from Chandrakasem Rajabhat College (currently Chandrakasem Rajabhat University).
After retirement, he opened a restaurant in his native Trang province.
ArkhomChenglai (Thai: อาคม เฉ่งไล่; RTGS: Akhom Chenglai; born June 11, 1970) is a Thai boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the...
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