Butdee at the 2016 Olympics
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26 March 1985 (age 32) Ta Phraya District, Thailand |
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Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||
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Sport | Amateur boxing | |||||||||||||||
Club | The 1st Army Arai Boxing Club | |||||||||||||||
Coached by | Omar Malagon | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chatchai Butdee (Thai: ฉัตร์ชัย บุตรดี, pronounced [tɕʰàt.tɕʰāj bùt.dīː], born 26 March 1985) is a Thai boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the flyweight, but was defeated in the second bout. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Chatchai was again eliminated in the second bout, despite controlling the fight.
Butdee is married and has one daughter. He has a degree in public administration from Thongsook College and is a fan of the English football club Arsenal F.C.. In 2013 he was named the Male Athlete of the Year by the Sports Authority of Thailand.