Suban Pannon ( th, สุบรรณ พันโนน; ; born May 10, 1978 in

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) is a Thai amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the

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Career

Pannon won the 1998 Asian Games in the men's light flyweight division. He claimed the bronze medal in the same division one year earlier, at the

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. He participated in the

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for his native Southeast Asian country. There he was beaten in the second round of the light flyweight (– 48 kg) division by Ukraine's

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. In this fight he lost because his ankle sprained during the bout. At the 2002 Asian Games he medaled again. He also participated in the

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, but was stopped in the second round by Cuba's eventual winner

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. Pannon qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in second place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in

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. In the final he lost to Tajikistan's

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. In 2005 Pannon competed for Thailand at the

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, with one win and one loss. He competed at the

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in the Light Flyweight (-48 kg) division and won the silver medal in a lost match against

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1-11. Currently, he is a boxing coach for Thailand national amateur boxing team including a coach for the Myanmar national amateur boxing team for a while. For Thailand national team whose his students include

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, who won a bronze medal in the women's Lightweight (-60 kg) division at

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References

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1998 results

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Suban Pannon Suban Pannon ( th, สุบรรณ พันโนน; ; born May 10, 1978 in Khon Kaen) is a Thai amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games. Career Pannon won the 1998 Asian Games in the men's light flyweight division. He cl ...

Asian Games medalists in boxing

Boxers at the 1998 Asian Games Boxers at the 2002 Asian Games Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games

AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists

Boxing trainers Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Southeast Asian Games medalists in boxing

Competitors at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games