Somluck Kamsing
Somrak Kamsing in 2006
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| Full name | สมรักษ์ คำสิงห์ |
| Nickname(s) |
Mô Xmta (โม้อมตะ) "Boastful Forever" |
| Nationality |
 Thailand
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| Born |
January 16, 1973 Mueang Khon Kaen District (presently: Ban Haet District) Khon Kaen Province, Thailand |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Rated at | Featherweight |
| Club | Royal Thai Navy |
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Medal record
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Somluck Kamsing (name used in the 1996 Summer Olympics) or Somrak Kamsing (Thai: สมรักษ์ คำสิงห์ ; born January 16, 1973) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer and boxer (Amateur). During the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Kamsing lit the torch during the Games' opening ceremony. Kamsing was born in Khon Kaen. His older brother Somrot Kamsing also competed on the highest level as a boxing amateur.
At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the men's Featherweight category beating Ramaz Paliani and Serafim Todorov among others, becoming the first Thai athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
He also competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics without winning any medals. Kamsing qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in second place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, PR China. In the final he lost to North Korea's Kim Song-Guk.
1992 (competing as a featherweight)
1996 (competing as a featherweight)
2000 (competing as a featherweight)
2004 (competing as a featherweight)
1998 (competing as featherweight) Defeated Lim Jae-Hwan (South Korea) Defeated Jamgan Narantsogt (Mongolia) 20-3 Defeated Norihisa Tomimoto (Japan) 16-2 Defeated Tulkunbay Turgunov (Uzbekistan) 8-3
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