Kaeo Pongprayoon ( th, แก้ว พงษ์ประยูร, , ; born 28 March 1980 in Kamphaeng Phet) is a Thai amateur boxer who won a silver medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. Pongprayoon won the

2009 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships The 25th edition of the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships, Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from June 7 to June 13, 2009 in sports, 2009 in Zhuhai, People's Republic of China, China. Medal summary Medal table Referencesa ...

and the

2009 Southeast Asian Games ) , Nations participating = 11 , Athletes participating = 3100 , Events = 372 in 25 sports , Opening ceremony = 9 December 2009 , Closing ceremony = 18 December 2009 , Officially opened by = Choummaly Sayason ...

and 2011 2011
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2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Milan, Italy, from September 1, 2009 to September 12, 2009, in the Mediolanum Forum. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The competition was under the supervision of the ...

he lost his third fight to

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. At the

2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan from September 22 to October 10, 2011. The competition ran under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur ...

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

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and Bulgarian Aleksandar Aleksandrov. He reached the final by edging out Russian

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13:12. He controversially lost the final to Zou Shiming 10:13.

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1980 births Living people Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kaeo Pongprayoon Kaeo Pongprayoon ( th, แก้ว พงษ์ประยูร, , ; 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 Championship ...

Olympic medalists in boxing

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxing trainers

SEA Games medalists in boxing

Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Light-flyweight boxers

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