Weerapon Jongjoho

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Weerapon Jongjoho
Johgjoho (right) with Keno Machado
and Farid Douibi in 2018
Born (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 23)
Nationality Thailand
Statistics
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  Thailand
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place
2023 Phnom Penh
Light heavyweight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Belgrade Middleweight
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires Boys' middleweight

Weerapon Jongjoho (Thai: วีระพล จงจอหอ; born 7 February 2001)[1] is a Thai boxer.[2][3] He participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, being awarded the bronze medal in the boys' middleweight event.[1] Jongjoho also participated at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, being awarded the bronze medal in the middleweight event.[4] In a round, he defeated Ivan Papakin.[5] Somjit Jongjohor, the flyweight champion of the 2008 Summer Olympics, is his uncle.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Weerapon Jongjoho". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Young fighters reap four golds". Bangkok Post. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Teenage star Weerapon Jongjoho won his tough contest in the third day of boxing at the Thailand Elite National Championships". Asian Boxing Confederation. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ "AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2021" (PDF). AIBA World Boxing Championships. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ^ Houston, Michael (1 November 2021). "Quarter-finalists determined on day eight of AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

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