Thailand at the Olympics

Thailand at the Olympics
IOC code	THA
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Website	www.olympicthai.or.th (in Thai) (in English)
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 9 8 16 33
Summer appearances
1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter appearances
2002 2006 2010 2014

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.

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 31 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 Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens Did not participate 1900 Paris 1904 St. Louis 1908 London 1912 Stockholm 1920 Antwerp 1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam 1932 Los Angeles 1936 Berlin 1948 London 1952 Helsinki 8 0 0 0 0 − 1956 Melbourne 38 0 0 0 0 − 1960 Rome 20 0 0 0 0 − 1964 Tokyo 54 0 0 0 0 − 1968 Mexico City 41 0 0 0 0 − 1972 Munich 33 0 0 0 0 − 1976 Montreal 42 0 0 1 1 37 1980 Moscow Did not participate 1984 Los Angeles 39 0 1 0 1 33 1988 Seoul 16 0 0 1 1 46 1992 Barcelona 46 0 0 1 1 54 1996 Atlanta 37 1 0 1 2 47 2000 Sydney 52 1 0 2 3 47 2004 Athens 42 3 1 4 8 25 2008 Beijing 51 2 2 2 6 30 2012 London 37 0 2 2 4 59 2016 Rio de Janeiro 54 2 2 2 6 35 2020 Tokyo Future event Total 9 8 16 33 53

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix Did not participate 1928 St. Moritz 1932 Lake Placid 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 1 0 0 0 0 − 2006 Turin 1 0 0 0 0 − 2010 Vancouver Did not participate 2014 Sochi 2 0 0 0 0 − 2018 Pyeongchang Future event 2022 Beijing Future event Total 0 0 0 0 −

Medals by Summer Sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Weightlifting 5 2 7 14 Boxing 4 4 6 14 Taekwondo 0 2 3 5 Total 9 8 16 33

Medals by Winter Sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total N/A - - - - Total 0 0 0 0

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
03 ! Bronze	Poontarat, PayaoPayao Poontarat	1976 Montreal	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
02 ! Silver	Umponmaha, DhaweeDhawee Umponmaha	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's light welterweight
03 ! Bronze	Moolsan, PhajolPhajol Moolsan	1988 Seoul	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
03 ! Bronze	Chenglai, ArkhomArkhom Chenglai	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's welterweight
01 ! Gold	Kamsing, SomluckSomluck Kamsing	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's featherweight
03 ! Bronze	Khadpo, VichairachanonVichairachanon Khadpo	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
01 ! Gold	Ponlid, WijanWijan Ponlid	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's flyweight
03 ! Bronze	Thongburan, PornchaiPornchai Thongburan	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's light middleweight
03 ! Bronze	Suta, KhassarapornKhassaraporn Suta	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
01 ! Gold	Boonjumnong, ManusManus Boonjumnong	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's light welterweight
01 ! Gold	Polsak, UdompornUdomporn Polsak	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg
01 ! Gold	Thongsuk, PawinaPawina Thongsuk	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 75 kg
02 ! Silver	Petchkoom, WorapojWorapoj Petchkoom	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
03 ! Bronze	Prasathinphimai, SuriyaSuriya Prasathinphimai	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's middleweight
03 ! Bronze	Boorapolchai, YaowapaYaowapa Boorapolchai	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
03 ! Bronze	Wiratthaworn, AreeAree Wiratthaworn	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg
03 ! Bronze	Kameaim, WandeeWandee Kameaim	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
01 ! Gold	Jongjohor, SomjitSomjit Jongjohor	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's flyweight
01 ! Gold	Jaroenrattanatarakoon, PrapawadeePrapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg
02 ! Silver	Boonjumnong, ManusManus Boonjumnong	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's light welterweight
02 ! Silver	Puedpong, ButtreeButtree Puedpong	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
03 ! Bronze	Laosirikul, PensiriPensiri Laosirikul	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg
03 ! Bronze	Kameaim, WandeeWandee Kameaim	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
02 ! Silver	Pongprayoon, KaeoKaeo Pongprayoon	2012 London	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
02 ! Silver	Sirikaew, PimsiriPimsiri Sirikaew	2012 London	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
03 ! Bronze	Sonkham, ChanatipChanatip Sonkham	2012 London	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
03 ! Bronze	Gulnoi, RattikanRattikan Gulnoi	2012 London	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
01 ! Gold	Tanasan, SopitaSopita Tanasan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg
01 ! Gold	Srisurat, SukanyaSukanya Srisurat	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
02 ! Silver	Hanprab, TawinTawin Hanprab	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg
02 ! Silver	Sirikaew, PimsiriPimsiri Sirikaew	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
03 ! Bronze	Wongpattanakit, PanipakPanipak Wongpattanakit	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
03 ! Bronze	Kruaithong, SinphetSinphet Kruaithong	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	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	01 !	02 !	03 !	Total
Boonjumnong, ManusManus Boonjumnong	Boxing	2004–2008	Summer	M	1	1	0	2
Sirikaew, PimsiriPimsiri Sirikaew	Weightlifting	2012–2016	Summer	W	0	2	0	2
Kameaim, WandeeWandee Kameaim	Weightlifting	2004–2008	Summer	W	0	0	2	2

• People in bold are still active competitors

Flag bearers

Flag bearers by Summer Games Games Flag bearer Sport 1896 Athens Did not participate 1900 Paris 1904 St. Louis 1908 London 1912 Stockholm 1920 Antwerp 1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam 1932 Los Angeles 1936 Berlin 1948 London 1952 Helsinki 1956 Melbourne 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City 1972 Munich Yanothai, RangsitRangsit Yanothai Shooting 1976 Montreal 1980 Moscow Did not participate 1984 Los Angeles Yanothai, RangsitRangsit Yanothai Shooting 1988 Seoul Chanthavanij, SomchaiSomchai Chanthavanij Shooting 1996 Atlanta Sophanich, VissanuVissanu Sophanich Athletics 2000 Sydney Kamsing, SomluckSomluck Kamsing Boxing 2004 Athens Srichaphan, ParadornParadorn Srichaphan Tennis 2008 Beijing Petchkoom, WorapojWorapoj Petchkoom Boxing 2012 London Ketin, NuttapongNuttapong Ketin Swimming 2016 Rio de Janeiro Intanon, RatchanokRatchanok Intanon Badminton

Flag bearers by Winter Games Games Flag bearer Sport 1924 Chamonix Did not participate 1928 St. Moritz 1932 Lake Placid 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City Nagvajara, PrawatPrawat Nagvajara Cross-country skiing 2006 Turin Nagvajara, PrawatPrawat Nagvajara Cross-country skiing 2010 Vancouver Did not participate 2014 Sochi Sucharitakul, KanesKanes Sucharitakul Alpine skiing

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

• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

References

External links

• "Thailand". International Olympic Committee. 
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. 
• "Thailand". Sports-Reference.com.