Arkhom Chenglai ( th, อาคม เฉ่งไล่; ; born June 11, 1970) is a Thai

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. At the

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he won a bronze medal in the men's Welterweight category. Arkhom before being an amateur boxer was a

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fighter under the ring name Issara Sakgreerin (อิสระ ศักดิ์กรีรินทร์). He used to play football, one day, he hid from the rain at a Muay Thai gym and saw his brother training which led him to it. He became a famous fighter, winning the

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title, he fought with many famous fighters such as

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and earned purses going as high as 120,000

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in the fight against Dutch fighter

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at Lumpinee Stadium on November 11, 1990. He fought in Muay Thai until no one was worthy of a bout against him. As a result, he switched to amateur boxing and won many awards highly recognized in the country. He then became a member of national team to compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics in

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, Spain where he won a bronze medal. He graduated from Wichienmatu School and earned a bachelor's degree from Chandrakasem Rajabhat College (currently

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). After retirement, he opened a restaurant in his native Trang province.

Olympic results

*Defeated

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(Iran) 13-7 *Defeated

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(Kenya) 13-10 *Defeated

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(Lithuania) 9-6 *Lost to

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(Ireland) 4-11

Muay Thai record

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chenglai, Arkhom 1970 births Living people Arkhom Chenglai Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Arkhom Chenglai Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic medalists in boxing Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1994 Asian Games Arkhom Chenglai Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Arkhom Chenglai Arkhom Chenglai Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Lightweight kickboxers Welterweight boxers Arkhom Chenglai