Thai Taekwondo fighter Buttree Puedpong defeats Daynellis Montejo of Cuba

Thai Taekwondo fighter Buttree Puedpong defeated Daynellis Montejo of Cuba during their women's 49 kg division Taekwondo prelims (Round of 16) at the 2008 Beijing Olympics on August 20, 2008. Buttree won by a final score of 1-0. This was 17 year old Buttree's first ever Olympic appearance.


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Buttree Puedpong's Profile:
Born: 16 October 1990
Height: 157cm / 5'2"
Weight: 45 kg / 99 lbs

Thailand sent three fighters to Beijing who are expected to win at least one bronze. They include Chatchawal Khao-laor, Buttree Puedpong and Chonnapas Premwaew. The Thai taekwondo trio, underwent a month's training in Songnam, Korea, where the Korean martial art originated.