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Kaeo Pongprayoon

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Kaeo Pongprayoon (Thai: แก้ว พงษ์ประยูร, RTGS: Kaeo 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Kaeo Pongprayoon is the 5,387th most popular athlete (down from 5,301st in 2024), the 179th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 170th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Thai Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kaeo Pongprayoon ranks 5,387 out of 6,025Before him are Michael Hicks, Simon Desthieux, Benjamin Williams, Robert Sycz, Martina Zubčić, and Joe Mauer. After him are Xavier Dorfman, Galib Jafarov, Novlene Williams-Mills, Anna Mickelson, Paola Vukojicic, and Huang Xu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Kaeo Pongprayoon ranks 1,239Before him are Cristián Álvarez, Nicole Gius, Josh Howard, Carlos Corrêa, Yutaka Takahashi, and Adam Wiercioch. After him are Anna Mickelson, Takuya Mikami, André Silva, Raquel Corral, Nils-Eric Johansson, and Maurizio Domizzi.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Kaeo Pongprayoon ranks 179 out of 186Before him are Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit (1967), Pornchai Thongburan (1974), Panipak Wongpattanakit (1997), Chaiya Mitchai (1974), Kessarin Ektawatkul (1981), and Kratae R-Siam (1987). After him are Nootsara Tomkom (1985), Supachai Chaided (1998), Suriya Prasathinphimai (1980), Pawina Thongsuk (1979), Witwisit Hiranyawongkul (1989), and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (1991).

Among ATHLETES In Thailand

Among athletes born in Thailand, Kaeo Pongprayoon ranks 5Before him are Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon (1984), Wiradech Kothny (1979), Sopita Tanasan (1994), and Panipak Wongpattanakit (1997). After him are Pawina Thongsuk (1979), Eric Koston (1975), Worapoj Petchkoom (1981), Sudaporn Seesondee (1991), Yaowapa Boorapolchai (1984), Sukanya Srisurat (1995), and Chatchai-decha Butdee (null).