Arkhom Chenglai

Arkhom Chenglai (Thai: อาคม เฉ่งไล่; RTGS: Akhom Chenglai; born June 11, 1970) is a Thai boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's Welterweight category.

Arkhom Chenglai

Personal information
Full name	อาคม เฉ่งไล่
Nationality	Thailand
Born	(1970-06-11) June 11, 1970 Tambon Na Tham Tai, Amphoe Mueang Trang, Trang province, southern Thailand
Weight	63.5 kg (140 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Welterweight
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Thailand Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Welterweight Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Welterweight Asian Amateur Boxing Championships 1992 Bangkok Welterweight

Arkhom before being an amateur boxer was a Muay Thai fighter under the ring name Issara Sakgreerin (อิสระ ศักดิ์กรีรินทร์). He used to play football, one day, he hid from the rain at a Muay Thai gym and saw his brother training which led him to it.

He became a famous fighter, winning the Lumpinee Stadium Lightweight title, he fought with many famous fighters such as Nokweed Devy and earned purses going as high as 120,000 baht in the fight against Dutch fighter Ramon Dekkers at Lumpinee Stadium on November 11, 1990.

He fought in Muay Thai until no one was worthy of a bout against him. As a result, he switched to amateur boxing and won many awards highly recognized in the country. He then became a member of national team to compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where he won a bronze medal.

He graduated from Wichienmatu School and earned a bachelor's degree from Chandrakasem Rajabhat College (currently Chandrakasem Rajabhat University).

After retirement, he opened a restaurant in his native Trang province.