Manus Boonjumnong
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | มนัส บุญจำนงค์ |
| Nickname(s) |
Phely̒bxy Klạb Cı (เพลย์บอยกลับใจ) "Repentance Playboy" |
| Nationality |
 Thailand
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| Born |
June 23, 1980 Ratchaburi |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) 72.64 kg (160.1 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Rated at |
Light Welterweight Middleweight |
| Club | Royal Thai Army |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
| Representing Thailand
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | Light Welterweight |
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2008 Beijing | Light Welterweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
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2003 Bangkok | Light Welterweight |
| Asian Games | ||
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2006 Doha | Light Welterweight |
Manus Boonjumnong (Thai: มนัส บุญจำนงค์; rtgs: Manat Bunchamnong, born June 23, 1980) is a Thai boxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight (60–64 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics . He is the older brother of Non Boonjumnong.
At the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in his home town Bangkok, the light-footed counterpuncher won the bronze medal losing to Russian Alexander Maletin.
In 2006, he made a successful comeback when he was crowned Asian champion. He narrowly defeated reigning 2005 world champion Serik Sapiyev at the tournament although he was knocked down.
In Chicago at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, he was upset early against Japanese Masatsugu Kawachi.
Boonjumnong qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, PR China. In the final he defeated Kazakhstan's Nurzhan Karimzhanov. In Athens he beat reigning world champion Willy Blain and the Cuban Yudel Johnson in the final and won gold.
2004 Olympic Results
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