Payao Poontarat
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Payao Poontarat (October 18, 1957 – August 13, 2006), (Thai: พเยาว์ พูลธรัตน์) was a Thai boxer who, at the age of 18, won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight (-48 kg) category at the 1976 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever won by a Thai sportsman. He later turned professional, and became WBC world champion. On 5 July 1984 he lost the title to Jiro Watanabe, and then the rematch on 29 November the same year.
After his professional career he joined the Democratic Party and became elected as member of parliament for his home-province Prachuap Khiri Khan in 2001. About one year later, he began to suffer from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In 2006 he died of the disease at the Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok.[1]
| Preceded by Rafael Orono |
WBC Super Flyweight Champion 27 Nov 1983–29 Nov 1984 |
Succeeded by Jiro Watanabe |
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| NAME | Payao Poontarat |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | พเยาว์ พูลธรัตน์ |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Boxer, Politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amphoe Bang Saphan, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 2006 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand |
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