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Somjit Jongjohor

ソムジット・ジョンジョーホー　/　そむじっと・じょんじょーほー

Boxer from Thailand

January 19, 1975 (age 51)　・　Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Nakhon Ratchasima
boxer
Thai boxer

My Take

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.

Overview

Somjit Jongjohor (Thai: สมจิตร จงจอหอ, RTGS: Somchit Chongchoho, pronounced [sǒm.t͡ɕìt t͡ɕōŋ.t͡ɕɔ̄ː.hɔ̌ː]; born January 19, 1975) is an amateur Thai boxer best known for winning gold medals in the flyweight division at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

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
Blood type: Private
Height: 167 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: boxer / Thai boxer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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

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