Kaeo Pongprayoon

Kaeo Pongprayoon
First round bout against M. Flissi (red) at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1980-03-28) 28 March 1980
Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Thailand
SportBoxing
EventLight flyweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 LondonLight flyweight
Asian Amateur Championships
2009 ZhuhaiLight flyweight
Southeast Asian Games
2001 Kuala LumpurPinweight
2003 HanoiPinweight
2005 BacolodPinweight
2007 Nakhon RatchasimaPinweight
2009 VientianeLight flyweight
2011 PalembangLight flyweight

Kaeo Pongprayoon (Thai: แก้ว พงษ์ประยูร, RTGS: Kaeo Phongprayun, pronounced [kɛ̂ːw pʰōŋ.prā.jūːn]; 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 Championships and the 2009 Southeast Asian Games and 2011 at light flyweight.

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost his third fight to José Kelvin de la Nieve.

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships 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 Carlos Quipo and Bulgarian Aleksandar Aleksandrov. He reached the final by edging out Russian David Ayrapetyan 13:12. He controversially lost the final to Zou Shiming 10:13.