Khamsavath Vilayphone

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Khamsavath Vilayphone
Personal information
NationalityLaotian
Born (1967-04-09) 9 April 1967 (age 52)
Sport
Sport Boxing

Khamsavath Vilayphone (born 9 April 1967) is a Laotian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Khamsavath Vilayphone Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 9 January 2019.