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
Height
1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country
Thailand
Sport
Boxing
Event
Light flyweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 London
Light flyweight
Asian Amateur Championships
2009 Zhuhai
Light flyweight
Southeast Asian Games
2001 Kuala Lumpur
Pinweight
2003 Hanoi
Pinweight
2005 Bacolod
Pinweight
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima
Pinweight
2009 Vientiane
Light flyweight
2011 Palembang
Light flyweight
Kaeo Pongprayoon (Thai: แก้ว พงษ์ประยูร, RTGS: Kaeo Phongprayun, pronounced[kɛ̂ːwpʰōŋ.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.
KaeoPongprayoon (Thai: แก้ว พงษ์ประยูร, RTGS: Kaeo Phongprayun, pronounced [kɛ̂ːw pʰōŋ.prā.jūːn]; born 28 March 1980 in Kamphaeng Phet) is a Thai amateur...
Ireland Yampier Hernández Cuba 2012 London details Zou Shiming China KaeoPongprayoon Thailand Paddy Barnes Ireland David Ayrapetyan Russia 2016 Rio de...
were awarded to the athletes in weightlifting, and in boxing, won by KaeoPongprayoon from the men's light-flyweight division. Thailand has qualified one...
South Korea. The men's light flyweight boxing gold medal match between KaeoPongprayoon of Thailand and Zou Shiming of China was marred by controversy. Zou...
Championships. Zou won gold again at the 2012 Summer Olympics by beating KaeoPongprayoon 13–10, but several critics regarded his victory as controversial. After...
Pinweight 45 kg Juanito Magliquian Jr. Philippines Zaw Myo Min Myanmar KaeoPongprayoon Thailand Sikham Vongphaoune Laos Light flyweight 48 kg Harry Tañamor...
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