Thailand at the Olympics

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Thailand at the Olympic Games
Flag of Thailand IOC code  THA NOC Olympic Committee of Thailand external link (Thai)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
2002 • 2006

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 American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Thailand has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002.

Thai athletes have won a total of seventeen medals, mostly in boxing. Thailand's most successful Games to date were the 2004 Games in Athens, where they won eight medals.

The National Olympic Committee for Thailand was created in 1948 and recognized in 1950.

Contents 1 Medalists 2 Medal tables 2.1 Medals by Games 2.2 Medals by sport 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Poontarat, PayaoPayao Poontarat	1976 Montreal	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
2 Silver	Umponmaha, DhaweeDhawee Umponmaha	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's light welterweight
3 Bronze	Moolsan, PhajolPhajol Moolsan	1988 Seoul	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Chenglai, ArkhomArkhom Chenglai	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's welterweight
1 Gold	Kamsing, SomluckSomluck Kamsing	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's featherweight
3 Bronze	Khadpo, VichairachanonVichairachanon Khadpo	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
1 Gold	Ponlid, WijanWijan Ponlid	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's flyweight
3 Bronze	Thongburan, PornchaiPornchai Thongburan	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's light middleweight
3 Bronze	Suta, KhassarapornKhassaraporn Suta	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
1 Gold	Boonjumnong, ManusManus Boonjumnong	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's light welterweight
1 Gold	Polsak, UdompornUdomporn Polsak	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg
1 Gold	Thongsuk, PawinaPawina Thongsuk	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 75 kg
2 Silver	Petchkoom, WorapojWorapoj Petchkoom	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Prasathinphimai, SuriyaSuriya Prasathinphimai	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's middleweight
3 Bronze	Boorapolchai, YaowapaYaowapa Boorapolchai	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
3 Bronze	Wiratthaworn, AreeAree Wiratthaworn	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg
3 Bronze	Kameaim, WandeeWandee Kameaim	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg

[edit] Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

[edit] Medals by Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1952 Helsinki	0	0	0	0
1956 Melbourne	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	0	0	1	1
1980 Moscow	did not participate
1984 Los Angeles	0	1	0	1
1988 Seoul	0	0	1	1
1992 Barcelona	0	0	1	1
1996 Atlanta	1	0	1	2
2000 Sydney	1	0	2	3
2004 Athens	3	1	4	8
Total	5	2	10	17

[edit] Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Boxing	3	2	6	11
Weightlifting	2	0	3	5
Taekwondo	0	0	1	1
Total	5	2	10	17

[edit] See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Thailand

[edit] References

• Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
• National Olympic Committee of Thailand. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.

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