Somjit Jongjohor
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| Full name | สมจิตร จงจอหอ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 19, 1975 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Sukhothai Institute of Physical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Thai Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Somjit Jongjohor (Thai: สมจิตร จงจอหอ, RTGS: Somchit Chongchoho, pronounced [sǒm.t͡ɕìt t͡ɕōŋ.t͡ɕɔ̄ː.hɔ̌ː]; born January 19, 1975) is an amateur Thai boxer best known for winning gold medals in the flyweight division at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Early life and personal life
He was born in Cho Ho subdistrict, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, but grew up in Non Suwan district, in Buriram, a nearby province.
In Muay thai his name was Silachai Wor preecha (Thai: ศิลาชัย ว.ปรีชา).[1] Weerapon Jongjoho, the middleweight bronze medalist in 2021 World Championships, is his nephew.[2]
Career
Somjit won the Asian Games 2002.
In the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships final in his home country he beat Frenchman Jérôme Thomas, who went on to win Olympic silver in 2004.
At the Olympics 2004, Somjit had bad luck with the draw and was outpointed by Cuban eventual winner Yuriorkis Gamboa.
At the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships he was surprised in his first match by Cuban southpaw Andry Laffita and lost 14:16. In 2005 he also competed for Thailand at the Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia, winning both his matches in the preliminary round.
He won silver at the 2006 Asian Games in the Flyweight (-51 kg) division when he was upset by Filipino boxer Violito Payla 15–31. He had beaten the Filipino three times before. [3]
He beat Vincenzo Picardi to reach the finals in the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships where he lost against local southpaw Raushee Warren.
He represented Thailand in the Beijing 2008 Olympics Flyweight category and said that it would be his last contest after which he would continue his boxing career as a national team coach.[4]
He won his first gold medal in the Beijing 2008 Olympics Flyweight category 51 kg defeating Andry Laffita of Cuba 8–2.
Olympic games results
2004 (as a flyweight)
- Defeated Kim Ki-Suk (South Korea) 22-12
- Lost to Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba) 21-26
2008 (as a flyweight)
- Defeated Eddie Valenzuela (Guatemala) 6-1
- Defeated Samir Mammadov (Azerbaijan) 10-2
- Defeated Anvar Yunusov (Tajikistan) 8-1
- Defeated Vincenzo Picardi (Italy) 7-1
- Defeated Andry Laffita (Cuba) 8-2
World amateur championships results
2003 (as a flyweight)
- Defeated Ramazan Ballioglu (Turkey) RSCO 3
- Defeated Bato-Munko Vankeev (Belarus) 10-5
- Defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba) 23-22
- Defeated Rustamhodza Rahimov (Germany) 12-5
- Defeated Jerome Thomas (boxer) (France) 24-17
2005 (as a flyweight)
- Lost to Andry Laffita (Cuba) 14-16
2007 (as a flyweight)
- Defeated Ramadan Rezgallah (Egypt) 17-9
- Defeated Mirat Sarsembayev (Kazakhstan) 17-8
- Defeated Rafał Kaczor (Poland) 15-3
- Defeated Vincenzo Picardi (Italy) 13-2
- Lost to Rau'shee Warren (United States) 9-13 (final match)
Discography
TV Dramas
| Year | Thai title | Title | Role | Network | Notes | With |
| 2008 | ละครเทิดพระเกียรติ เรื่อง ปิดทองหลังพระ ตอน ความฝันอันสูงสุด | Channel 9 | ||||
| 2010 | เหนือเมฆ | 3HD33 | ||||
| นักสู้พันธุ์ข้าวเหนียว | 7HD35 | |||||
| 2011 | ตะวันเดือด | Tawan Dueat | Somjai สมใจ |
3HD33 | ||
| 2012 | รักออกอากาศ | Michael ไมเคิล |
3HD33 | |||
| เหนือเมฆ 2 มือปราบจอมขมังเวทย์ | Nuer Mek 2 | Ja Wan จ่าหวาน |
3HD33 | |||
| 2013 | รักข้ามเส้น | Cham ฉ่ำ |
3HD33 | |||
| ชาติเจ้าพระยา | ' | Dech เดช |
3HD33 | |||
| 2014 | ลูกผู้ชายหัวใจเข้ม | Nan-in หนานอิน |
7HD35 | |||
| 2015 | ลิเกหมัดสั่ง | Chanp แชมป์ |
Channel 8 | |||
| เพลงรักเพลงลำ | Na Bou Peion น้าบัวเผื่อน |
7HD35 | ||||
| สาวน้อยอ้อยควั่น | Samlee สำลี |
7HD35 | ||||
| 2016 | ชาติพยัคฆ์ | Tiang เที่ยง |
3HD33 | |||
| มือปราบสายเดี่ยว | Kroo Sing ครูสิงห์ |
3HD33 | ||||
| ลูกผู้ชายเลือดเดือด | Ja Ying จ่ายิ่ง |
3SD28 | ||||
| 2017 | เชลยศึก | Yoi ย้อย |
Channel 8 | |||
| 2018 | คุณชายไก่โต้ง | Somjit สมจิตร |
7HD35 | |||
| แม่สื่อจอมป่วน | Jod จ๊อด |
7HD35 | ||||
| ประกาศิตกามเทพ | Au อู๋ |
3HD33 | ||||
| 2020 | กาเหว่า | Bunton บุญโทน |
7HD35 | |||
| วาสนารัก | Kroo Sakda ครูศักดา |
3HD33 | ||||
| 2021 | มนต์รักหนองผักกะแยง | Kroo Somsak ครูสมศักดิ์ |
3HD33 | |||
| ภูผาผีคุ้ม | Pee Am ผีอ่ำ |
One 31 | ||||
| 2022 | สัจจะในชุมโจร | Satja Nai Chum Joan | Dab Poradok จ่าดับ โพระดก |
Channel 7 | ||
| 2023 | ข้าวเหนียวทองคำ | Khao Niao Thong Kham | Thongdee ทองดี |
One 31 | ||
| 20 | วิญญาณแพศยา | Winyan Patsaya | Channel 8 | |||
| มวยสะดิ้ง หมัดซิ่ง สายฟ้า | Channel 8 |
TV Series
| Year | Thai title | Title | Role | Network | Notes | With |
| 2012 | หมวดโอภาส เดอะซีรีส์ปี 2 | Channel 9 | รับเชิญตอน หักเหลี่ยมพี่บิ๊ก1 | |||
| 2016 | ส้มตำแฮมเบอร์เกอร์ | An อั๋น | True4U | |||
| Journey The Series ตอน อีสานแซ่บนัว | 3HD33 | รับเชิญ | ||||
| 2017 | A Love To Kill รักซ่อนแค้น | Bar Cod บาร์โค้ด |
One 31 | |||
| Bangkok รัก Stories ตอน คนมีเสน่ห์ | Bangkok Love Stories Season 1 Khon Mi Sa-ne (คนมีเสน่ห์) | Toy ต๋อย |
GMM 25 | |||
| 2018 | My Hero วีรบุรุษสุดที่รัก เส้นสนกลรัก | Na Sawai น้าไสว |
3HD33 | |||
| 2019 | สู้ตาย!!นายกระจับ | Hia Pon เฮียพล |
LINE TV | |||
| 2020 | ชุมชนสมหวัง หมู่ 8 | YouTube:สมหวัง เงินสั่งได้ |
TV Sitcom
| Year | Thai title | Title | Role | Network | Notes | With |
| 2008 | เทวดาสาธุ รับเชิญตอน เธอผู้ไม่แพ้ | Channel 3 | ||||
| 2011 | ระเบิดเถิดเทิง | 5HD1 | รับเชิญ | |||
| 2013 | เป็นต่อ ขั้นเทพ | GMM ONE | รับเชิญ | |||
| 2018 | รักล้นๆ คนเต็มบ้าน | One 31 | ||||
| 2019 | สุภาพบุรุษสุดซอย | Kiattikorn Rungrieng (Aid) เกียรติกร รุ่งเรือง (อิ๊ด) |
One 31 | รับเชิญ |
Film
| Year | Thai title | Title | Role | Note | Reference |
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| 2010 | บุญชู จะอยู่ในใจเสมอ | Pingwang ปิงวัง |
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| 2011 | รายการ ดาราการ์ตูน |
Master of Ceremony: MC ON TV
| Year | Thai title | Title | Network | Notes | With |
| 2010-2019 | ไทยไฟต์ | Thai Fight | 3HD33 | ||
| 2020- | ไทยไฟต์ | Thai Fight | 8HD27 | ||
| 2014 | อึ้ง ทึ่ง เสียว | 8HD27 | |||
| 2021 | ศึกท่อน้ำไทย ลุมพินี ทีเคโอ เกียรติเพชร | PPTVHD36 | |||
| เตะสู้ฝัน | 7HD35 |
Director of the program
| Year | Thai title | Title | Network | Notes | With |
| 2010-2018 | กิ๊กดู๋ สงครามเพลง เงินล้าน | 7HD35 | |||
| 2019–present | กิ๊กดู๋ สงครามเพลงเงินล้าน | PPTVHD36 |
References
- ^ "Book, "123 Greatest Muay Thai fighters of All-tilme", page 183". 8limbsus.com.
- ^ "Young fighters reap four golds". Bangkok Post. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Flyweight final bout results
- ^ INN Online - สมจิตร จงจอหอ ประกาศจบโอลิมปิก[permanent dead link] (in Thai)
External links
- Somjit Jongjohor at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Boxing record for Somjit Jongjohor from BoxRec (registration required)
1904: 105 lb (47.6 kg) · 1920–1936: 112 lb (50.8 kg) · 1948–1964: 51 kg · 1968–2008: 48–51 kg · 2012: 49–52 kg · 2016: 50–52 kg · 2020–2024: up to 52 kg · 2024–: up to 51 kg | |
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Competitors : 42 in 13 sports Flag bearer : Paradorn Srichaphan | |||||
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Competitors : 51 in 13 sports Flag bearer : Worapoj Petchkoom | |||||
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