BOXER

Payao Poontarat

1956 - 2006

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Payao Poontarat (Thai: พเยาว์ พูลธรัตน์, RTGS: Phayao Phuntharat, pronounced [pʰā.jāw pʰūːn.tʰā.rát]; October 18, 1956 – August 13, 2006) was a Thai boxer who, at the age of 18, won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight (-48 kg) category at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was the first Thai athlete to win an Olympic medal in any sport. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Payao Poontarat is the 212th most popular boxer (up from 223rd in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Thailand (up from 97th in 2019) and the most popular Thai Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Payao Poontarat ranks 212 out of 496. Before him are Albert Ireton, Roberto Balado, Mike McCallum, Tyrell Biggs, Ruslan Chagaev, and Wilfred Benítez. After him are Terence Crawford, Fidel LaBarba, Hans Ziglarski, Sam Langford, Edwin Valero, and Clemente Rojas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Payao Poontarat ranks 566. Before him are Marianne Thyssen, Shashi Tharoor, Susanne Blakeslee, Graham Watson, Lionello Manfredonia, and Ana Rosa Quintana. After him are Theodoros Kontidis, Gert Frank, Larry Charles, Fiona Fullerton, Enele Sopoaga, and Erick Zonca. Among people deceased in 2006, Payao Poontarat ranks 373. Before him are Kasey Rogers, Pierre Amine Gemayel, Mihály Fülöp, Lamar Hunt, Soraya, and Geir Ivarsøy. After him are Al Harker, Jack Wild, Val Guest, Gernot Jurtin, Ellen Willis, and John Spencer.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Payao Poontarat ranks 92 out of 186. Before him are Kiatisuk Senamuang (1973), Dao Bandon (1947), Piyapong Pue-on (1962), Vachirawit Chivaaree (1997), Yodrak Salakjai (1956), and Mum Jokmok (1965). After him are Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (1962), BamBam (1997), Sayan Sanya (1953), Aed Carabao (1954), Paradorn Srichaphan (1979), and Khattiya Sawasdipol (1951).

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Among BOXERS In Thailand

Among boxers born in Thailand, Payao Poontarat ranks 1. After him are Parinya Charoenphol (1981), Manus Boonjumnong (1980), and Wijan Ponlid (1976).

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