Worapoj Petchkoom
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | |||
Competitor for  Thailand |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Bantamweight | |
| Asian Games | |||
| Bronze | Doha 2006 | Bantamweight | |
Worapoj Petchkoom (born May 18, 1981 in Surat Thani Province, Thai วรพจน์ เพชรขุ้ม ) is a Thai boxer who competed in the bantamweight (54 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal losing to Cuban superstar Guillermo Rigondeaux.
[edit] Olympic results
- Defeated Kim Won-il (South Korea) RSC 3 (1:47)
- Defeated Khavazhi Khatsigov (Belarus) 33-18
- Defeated Nestor Bolum (Nigeria) 29-14
- Defeated Aghasi Mammadov (Azerbaijan) 27-19
- Lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz (Cuba) 13-22
At the Asian Games 2006 he lost to eventual winner Joan Tipon 13:13 (countback).
At the world 2007 he was upset by Hungarian David Oltvanyi 9:10 in an early round.
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