Kaeo Pongprayoon

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.

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
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country	Thailand
Sport	Boxing
Event(s)	Light flyweight
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Light flyweight Asian Amateur Championships 2009 Zhuhai Light flyweight Southeast Asian Games 2001 Kuala Lumpur Pinweight 2003 Hanoi Pinweight 2005 Bacolod Pinweight 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Pinweight 2009 Vientiane Light flyweight 2011 Palembang Light flyweight

Pongprayoon won the 2009 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships and the 2009 Southeast Asian Games and 2011 [1] 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.