Wijarn Polrid is the second Thailand’s Olympic hero. He competed in the Flyweight division (51 kg) and won a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
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
Виджан Понлид золото Сидней 2000 г. до 51 кг