Sudaporn Seesondee (Thai:สุดาพร สีสอนดี, born 4 October 1991) is a Thai boxer. She won the silver medal in thewomen's 60kg event at the2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[2] She won the bronze medal in the women's lightweight event at the2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is the first Thai woman to win an Olympic boxing medal.[3][4]
Sudaporn (nicknamed: Taew) was born into a boxing family. Her father owns aMuay Thai gym, so she practiced Muay Thai since childhood. She first started boxing with Muay Thai at the age of 11. She became a professional Muay Thai boxer and then switched to amateur boxing for many years, becoming a national team athlete when she was only 16 years old.[1]
The2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan were her first Summer Olympics and she lost the semi-final in a close fight in a split decision 2:3 against her toKellie Harrington[6] in thewomen's lightweight event.[1] She then went on to win the bronze medal.
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