 Butdee at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 March 1985 (age 39) Ta Phraya, Sa Kaeo, Thailand[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | The 1st Army Arai Boxing Club[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Omar Malagon[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chatchai-decha Butdee (Thai: ฉัตร์ชัยเดชา บุตรดี, RTGS: Chatchaidecha Butdi, pronounced [t͡ɕʰàt.t͡ɕʰāj.dēː.t͡ɕʰāː bùt.dīː]), formerly Chatchai Butdee (ฉัตร์ชัย บุตรดี, RTGS: Chatchai Butdi, [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, competing in the flyweight, he was defeated in his second bout. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Butdee was again eliminated in his second bout.[3]
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.[4]
Butdee has an affiliation with the 1st Army Arai Boxing Club, Thailand.[1]
After being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Summer Olympics featherweight (losing 3-2 to Cuba's Lázaro Álvarez), he announced his retirement at the age of 36 after having competed in three Summer Olympics.[5]
