Thailand at the Olympics
Thailand first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the US-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Thailand has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002.
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IOC code | THA |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Thailand |
Website | www |
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Thailand won its first medal at the 1976 Games in Montreal, when boxer Payao Poontarat took home a bronze in the Men's Light Flyweight category. Thailand's first gold medal would also come in boxing at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, when Somluck Kamsing won the Men's Featherweight category. Since then, Thai athletes have won gold medals at every subsequent Summer Olympics with the exception of the 2012 Games in London, with all its gold medals to date having come in men's boxing and women's weightlifting.
Thai athletes have won a total of 33 medals. Thailand's most successful Games to date were the 2004 Games in Athens, where they won eight medals, three of them were gold.
The National Olympic Committee for Thailand was created in 1948 and recognized in 1950.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Sport
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Medals by Winter Sport
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List of medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event | ||
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![]() | Payao Poontarat | ![]() | ![]() | Men's light flyweight | ||
![]() | Dhawee Umponmaha | ![]() | ![]() | Men's light welterweight | ||
![]() | Phajol Moolsan | ![]() | ![]() | Men's bantamweight | ||
![]() | Arkhom Chenglai | ![]() | ![]() | Men's welterweight | ||
![]() | Somluck Kamsing | ![]() | ![]() | Men's featherweight | ||
![]() | Vichairachanon Khadpo | ![]() | ![]() | Men's bantamweight | ||
![]() | Wijan Ponlid | ![]() | ![]() | Men's flyweight | ||
![]() | Pornchai Thongburan | ![]() | ![]() | Men's light middleweight | ||
![]() | Khassaraporn Suta | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 58 kg | ||
![]() | Manus Boonjumnong | ![]() | ![]() | Men's light welterweight | ||
![]() | Udomporn Polsak | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 53 kg | ||
![]() | Pawina Thongsuk | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 75 kg | ||
![]() | Worapoj Petchkoom | ![]() | ![]() | Men's bantamweight | ||
![]() | Suriya Prasathinphimai | ![]() | ![]() | Men's middleweight | ||
![]() | Yaowapa Boorapolchai | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 49 kg | ||
![]() | Aree Wiratthaworn | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 48 kg | ||
![]() | Wandee Kameaim | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 58 kg | ||
![]() | Somjit Jongjohor | ![]() | ![]() | Men's flyweight | ||
![]() | Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 53 kg | ||
![]() | Manus Boonjumnong | ![]() | ![]() | Men's light welterweight | ||
![]() | Buttree Puedpong | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 49 kg | ||
![]() | Pensiri Laosirikul | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 48 kg | ||
![]() | Wandee Kameaim | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 58 kg | ||
![]() | Kaeo Pongprayoon | ![]() | ![]() | Men's light flyweight | ||
![]() | Pimsiri Sirikaew | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 58 kg | ||
![]() | Chanatip Sonkham | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 49 kg | ||
![]() | Rattikan Gulnoi | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 58 kg | ||
![]() | Sopita Tanasan | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 48 kg | ||
![]() | Sukanya Srisurat | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 58 kg | ||
![]() | Tawin Hanprab | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 58 kg | ||
![]() | Pimsiri Sirikaew | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 58 kg | ||
![]() | Panipak Wongpattanakit | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 49 kg | ||
![]() | Sinphet Kruaithong | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 56 kg | ||
Medals by individual
According to official data of the International Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won two or more Olympic medals for Thailand.
Athlete | Sport | Years | Games | Gender | ![]() |
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Manus Boonjumnong | ![]() | 2004–2008 | Summer | Men | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Pimsiri Sirikaew | ![]() | 2012–2016 | Summer | Women | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Wandee Kameaim | ![]() | 2004–2008 | Summer | Women | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- People in bold are still active competitors
Flag bearers
Flag bearers by Summer Games
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Flag bearers by Winter Games
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Olympic participants
Summer Olympics
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6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | ||||||
Total | 8 | 35 | 20 | 54 | 41 | 33 | 42 | 35 | 14 | 46 | 37 | 52 | 42 | 47 | 37 | 54 | 12 |
Winter Olympics
Sport | ![]() 2002 |
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2 | 2 | ||
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1 | 1 | 2 | |
Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Milestones
- In 2002 and 2006, Thailand qualified its first Winter Olympian cross country skier, and first Winter Olympian, Prawat Nagvajara.[1]
- In 2014, Thailand qualified its first Winter Olympian alpine skier, Kanes Sucharitakul.[2] It then added the first female Winter Olympian for the country, Vanessa Vanakorn (Vanessa-Mae), doubling the size of the previous largest delegation to a Winter Games.[3]
See also
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References
- "Thai Skier Vanessa Vanakorn Qualifies for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics". Chiangrai Times. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- "Sending Kanes to the Winter Olympics in Russia". Siamsport. 15 January 2014.
- Sarah Knapton (20 January 2014). "Winter Olympics 2014: violinist Vanessa-Mae to ski for Thailand at the Sochi Games". The Telegraph (London). Retrieved 7 February 2014.
External links
- "Thailand". International Olympic Committee.
- "Thailand". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/THA". olympanalyt.com.