Manus Boonjumnong (มนัส บุญจำนงค์, born June 23, 1980) is a Thai boxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight (64 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics . He is the brother of Non Boonjumnong.

Amateur career

At the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in his home country Bangkok, the light-footed counterpuncher won the bronze medal losing to Russian Alexander Maletin.

In 2006 he made a successful comeback when he was crowned Asian champion. He narrowly defeated reigning 2005 world champion Serik Sapiyev at the tournament although he was knocked down.

In Chicago at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he was upset early against Japanese Masatsugu Kawachi.

Olympics 2004

2004 at the Olympics in Athens he beat world champ Willy Blain and the Cuban Yudel Johnson Cedeno in the final and won gold.
2004 Olympic Results

• Defeated Spyridon Ioannidis (Greece) 28:16
• Defeated Romeo Brin (Philippines) 29:15
• Defeated Willy Blain (France) 20:8
• Defeated Ionut Gheorghe (Romania) 30:9
• Defeated Yudel Johnson Cedeno (Cuba) 17:11

Olympics 2008

• Defeated Masatsugu Kawachi (Japan) 8:1
• Defeated Serik Sapiyev (Kazakhstan) 7:5
• Defeated Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo (Cuba) 10:5
• Lost to Manuel Félix Díaz (Dominican Rep.) 12:4

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