Kamolwan Chanyim

Campaign Website

Facebook Athlete Fan Page: Bam Kamolwan Chanyim

Ambitions

2016 Olympics

Coach

Manat Phothong

General Interest

Sailing, travel, reading, now trying Thai boxing

First Event Competed

Admiral's Cup (Optimist)

Boat First Sailed

Optimist

Most Admired Person

My father.

Most Influential Person

My father.

Yacht Club Location

Sattahip, Chonburi, Thailand

Why This Sport

My father made me do it!

Non Sailing Achievement

Good grades.

Sporting Relatives

Chulapong Chanyim - my father - Thai Optimist Champion, still sailing Laser (beat our national champ in 2013!) and many other classes.

Injuries

There is a reason I do not play squash anymore.

Starting Age

8

Hometown

Sattahip, Chonburi, Thailand

Education

Attending High School

Best Sporting Achievement

4th in ISAF Youth Worlds when I was only 14

Racing Age

9

Yacht Club

Yacht Racing Association of Thailand

Amusing Sporting Episode

Surfiser, going higng a massive wave in Bali, in my Laher than the masts of all other sailors. Scary but fun.

First Event Won

Laser Districts 2009 (Laser 4.7)