Arkhom Chenglai

Arkhom Chenglai (Thai: อาคม เฉ่งไล่; RTGS: Akhom Chenglai; born June 11, 1970) is a Thai boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's Welterweight category, together with Aníbal Acevedo of Puerto Rico.

Arkhom Chenglai
Personal information
Full nameอาคม เฉ่งไล่
Nationality Thailand
Born (1970-06-11) June 11, 1970
Tambon Na Tham Tai, Amphoe Mueang Trang, Trang province, southern Thailand
Weight63.5 kg (140 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classWelterweight

Arkhom before an amateur boxer. Formerly he was Muay Thai fighter named Issara Sakgreerin (อิสระ ศักดิ์กรีรินทร์). He started Muay Thai from the habit of playing football. But one day, he went to a shelter from the rain at a Muay Thai gym. And see his brother training, so start training and became a fighter since then.

Later, he became a famous fighter. he won the Lumpinee Stadium Lightweight title, he have a fight with many famous fighters such as Nokweed Devy and he won a maximum salary of 120,000 baht in the fight against the Dutch fighter Ramon Dekkers at Lumpinee Stadium on November 11, 1990.

He fights until no one is worthy of a bout for him. As a result, he changed to amateur boxing and there are many awards recognized in the country. Before being a national team athlete to compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain until won the bronze medal.

He graduated from Wichienmatu School and earned a bachelor's degree from Chandrakasem Rajabhat College (currently Chandrakasem Rajabhat University).

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

Olympic results

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