BOXER

Wijan Ponlid

1976 - Today

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Police Lieutenant colonel Wijan Ponlid (Thai: วิจารณ์ พลฤทธิ์; RTGS: Wichan Phonrit; born April 26, 1976) is a Thai boxer who competed in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. He returned to Thailand to a hero's welcome: honored with a new house, over 20 million baht, a job promotion (as a police officer in Sukhothai), and paraded at the head of a procession of 49 elephants through the city of Bangkok. Ponlid defeated Vardan Zakaryan of Germany in round 1, Andrew Kooner of Canada in round 2, upset Cuban Manuel Mantilla in the quarterfinal, beat Vladimir Sidorenko of Ukraine in the semifinal, and finally met Atlanta silver medalist Bulat Jumadilov of Kazakhstan in the final. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wijan Ponlid has received more than 31,005 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wijan Ponlid is the 407th most popular boxer (down from 335th in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Thailand (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Thai Boxer.

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  • 38.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Wijan Ponlid ranks 407 out of 496. Before him are Aleksei Tishchenko, Sofya Ochigava, Stoyka Krasteva, Andriy Fedchuk, Evgeny Tishchenko, and Esquiva Falcão. After him are Ivan Dychko, Albert Selimov, Satoshi Shimizu, Félix Díaz, Cecilia Brækhus, and Teymur Mammadov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Wijan Ponlid ranks 968. Before him are Qi Hong, Liam O'Brien, Nicolas Gillet, Andy Milonakis, Lubna Tahtamouni, and Matt Doran. After him are Carlos Henrique Raimundo Rodrigues, Jeff Cunningham, José Pedro Santos, Bret McKenzie, Hedda Berntsen, and Seth Wescott.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Wijan Ponlid ranks 161 out of 186. Before him are Kratae R-Siam (1987), Sapsiree Taerattanachai (null), Kessarin Ektawatkul (1981), Datsakorn Thonglao (1983), Supachai Chaided (1998), and Wiradech Kothny (1979). After him are Chaiya Mitchai (1974), Thitiphan Puangjan (1993), Chai Hansen (1989), Panipak Wongpattanakit (1997), Yui Yatyer (1978), and Witwisit Hiranyawongkul (1989).

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Among BOXERS In Thailand

Among boxers born in Thailand, Wijan Ponlid ranks 4. Before him are Payao Poontarat (1956), Parinya Charoenphol (1981), and Manus Boonjumnong (1980).

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