Somjit Jongjohor

Somjit Jongjohor is the sort of champion whose record speaks louder than any hype. World amateur gold in 2003, then Olympic gold in Beijing 2008 at flyweight, all from a 167 cm frame that he turned into a precision instrument. Thailand is synonymous with Muay Thai, so seeing one of its sons conquer Olympic-style boxing at the very top is its own kind of statement. There is no flashy backstory here, just relentless technique and discipline distilled into two pieces of gold. I respect athletes like this enormously, because the results were earned in silence, one disciplined round at a time.

Name (English)

Somjit Jongjohor

Name (Japanese)

ソムジット・ジョンジョーホー

Reading

そむじっと・じょんじょーほー

Born

January 19, 1975 (age 51)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Height

167 cm

Occupation

boxer / Thai boxer

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B8%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Nakhon Ratchasima
• boxer
• Thai boxer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.