Somchai Chimlum

Somchai Chimlum

Personal information
Nationality	Thai
Born	(1976-02-22) 22 February 1976 (age 48)
Sport
Sport	Boxing

Somchai Chimlum (Thai: สมชาย ฉิมรัมย์, RTGS: Chimram, born 22 February 1976) is a Thai boxer. He initially fought Muay Thai matches under the stage name Namna Prasathinphanomrung (นำหน้า ปราสาทหินพนมรุ้ง), and is a former Lumpinee champion. He later shifted to international boxing, making the National Team around the same time he joined the Royal Thai Navy, in 1995.^[1] He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Somchai retired from the Navy, where he held the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class, in 2010, and emigrated to Australia. He now works as a mixed martial arts coach in Melbourne, and is married.^[1][3]

References

1. ป๊อบ ขุนส่า (2 October 2018). "จ่าเอก สมชาย ฉิมรัมย์ วันนี้...กับชีวิตที่ออสเตรเลีย". Siamsport (in Thai). Retrieved 20 January 2019.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Somchai Cimlum Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
3. Reynolds, Emma (5 December 2016). "Biggest work Christmas party fails". news.com.au. Melbourne kickboxing trainer Somchai Chimlum lost his job for telling his employer his wife was sick so he could attend a competitor's end-of-year party.

External links

• Somchai Cimlum at Olympedia