Worapoj Petchkoom
Worapoj Petchkoom is a Thai boxer who competed in the bantamweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal, after losing in the final to Cuban superstar Guillermo Rigondeaux. He had qualified for the Athens Games by topping the 2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Karachi, Pakistan. In the final, he defeated India's Diwakar Prasad.
Amateur career
In 2005 he competed for Thailand at the Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia, losing both his matches in the preliminary round. At the Asian Games 2006 he lost to eventual winner Joan Tipon 13:13. At the world 2007 he was upset by Hungarian David Oltvanyi 9:10 in an early round.Olympic results
2004- Defeated Kim Won-Il RSC 3
- Defeated Khavazhi Khatsigov 33-18
- Defeated Nestor Bolum 29-14
- Defeated Aghasi Mammadov 27-19
- Lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz 13-22
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Vittorio Parrinello 12-1
- Lost to Yankiel León 2-10
World Amateur Championships results
2007- Defeated Joan Tipon 13-5
- Lost to David Oltvanyi 9-10