Payao Poontarat

Payao Poontarat
พเยาว์ พูลธรัตน์
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
2001–2005
Personal details
Political partyDemocrat Party
Boxing career
Born
Payao Poontarat

(1956-10-18)October 18, 1956
Bang Sapan, Thailand
DiedAugust 13, 2006(2006-08-13) (aged 49)
Bangkok, Thailand
NationalityThai
Statistics
Weight(s)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins10
Wins by KO7
Losses4
Medal record
Representing  Thailand
Olympic Games
1976 MontrealLight Flyweight
Southeast Asian Games
1977 Kuala LumpurFlyweight

Payao Poontarat (Thai: พเยาว์ พูลธรัตน์, RTGS: Phayao Phuntharat, pronounced [pʰā.jāw pʰūːn.tʰā.rát]; October 18, 1956 August 13, 2006) was a Thai boxer who, at the age of 18, won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight (-48 kg) category at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was the first Thai athlete to win an Olympic medal in any sport.