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Worapoj Petchkoom (Thai: วรพจน์ เพชรขุ้ม; RTGS: Woraphot Phetkhum; born May 18, 1981) 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. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place in the 2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Karachi, Pakistan. In the final he defeated India's Diwakar Prasad.

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Worapoj Petchkoom
TBh

Personal information
Full name	วรพจน์ เพชรขุ้ม
Nationality	Thailand
Born	(1981-05-18) May 18, 1981 (age 41) Phanom, Surat Thani
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Bantamweight
Club	Royal Thai Army
Medal record Olympic Games 2004 Athens Bantamweight Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Bantamweight 2006 Doha Bantamweight Sea Games 1999 Southeast Asian Games Bantamweight 2003 Southeast Asian Games Bantamweight 2005 Southeast Asian Games Bantamweight 2007 Southeast Asian Games Bantamweight

Amateur career

In 2005 he competed for Thailand at the Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia, losing both his matches in the preliminary round. 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.

Olympic results

2004 (as a bantamweight)

• 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

2008 (as a bantamweight)

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Vittorio Parrinello (Italy) 12-1
• Lost to Yankiel León (Cuba) 2-10

World Amateur Championships results

2007 (as a bantamweight)

• Defeated Joan Tipon (Philippines) 13-5
• Lost to David Oltvanyi (Hungary) 9-10

2009 Ban

In 2009, Petchkoom was banned from boxing for 3 months after he posed for photos in the gay lifestyle magazine Stage.[1]

References

External links

• Asian Games 2006
• Worapoj Petchkoom at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Paradorn Srichaphan	Flagbearer for  Thailand Beijing 2008	Succeeded by Nuttapong Ketin

На других языках

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- [en] Worapoj Petchkoom

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[es] Worapoj Petchkoom

Worapoj Petchkoom (en tailandés, วรพจน์ เพชรขุ้ม; rtgs: Woraphot Phetkhum) (Provincia de Nakhon Phanom, Tailandia, 18 de mayo de 1981) es un deportista olímpico tailandés que compitió en boxeo, en la categoría de peso gallo y que consiguió la medalla de plata en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas 2004.[1]

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[fr] Worapoj Petchkoom

Worapoj Petchkoom est un boxeur thaïlandais né le 18 mai 1981.

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[it] Worapoj Petchkoom

Worapoj Petchkoom (in thai: วรพจน์ เพชรขุ้ม; 18 maggio 1981) è un ex pugile thailandese.

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[ru] Петчкум, Варапой

Ворапой Петчкум (тайск. วรพจน์ เพชรขุ้ม, р. 18 мая 1981, Сурат Тани, Таиланд) — таиландский боксёр, серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр 2004 года.

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