Somchai Chimlum ( th, สมชาย ฉิมรัมย์, , born 22 February 1976) is a Thai

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. He initially fought

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matches under the stage name Namna Prasathinphanomrung (), and is a former

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champion. He later shifted to international boxing, making the National Team around the same time he joined the Royal Thai Navy, in 1995. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the

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. Somchai retired from the Navy, where he held the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class, in 2010, and emigrated to Australia. He now works as a mixed martial arts coach in Melbourne.

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* Somchai Chimlum Somchai Chimlum Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 1976 births Living people Middleweight boxers {{Thailand-boxing-bio-stub