Thailand at the Olympics

Thailand at the Olympics
IOC code	THA
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Website	www.olympicthai.org (in Thai and English)
Medals Ranked 59th	Gold 10 Silver 8 Bronze 17 Total 35
Summer appearances
1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

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, women's weightlifting and women’s taekwondo.

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

As of 2021, Thai athletes have won a total of 35 medals, fourteen in weightlifting, 15 in boxing and 6 in taekwondo. Among countries in Southeast Asia, Thailand ranks first in terms of the number of gold medals (10), and second in the number of overall medals (34), only behind Indonesia which has 37 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 country's most recent gold medalist is Panipak Wongpattanakit, earned in the women's 49kg event in taekwondo.

Medals[]

Medals by Summer Games[] Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1952 Helsinki 8 0 0 0 0 − 1956 Melbourne 35 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 35 0 1 0 1 33 1988 Seoul 14 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 47 2 2 2 6 31 2012 London 37 0 2 2 4 59 2016 Rio de Janeiro 54 2 2 2 6 35 2020 Tokyo 41 1 0 1 2 59 2024 Paris Future Event 2028 Los Angeles 2032 Brisbane Total 10 8 17 35 57

Medals by Winter Games[] Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 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 4 0 0 0 0 − 2022 Beijing 4 0 0 0 0 − 2026 Milan–Cortina Future Event Total 0 0 0 0 −

Medals by Summer Sport[]   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Weightlifting 5 2 7 14 Boxing 4 4 7 15 Taekwondo 1 2 3 6 Totals (3 sports) 10 8 17 35

Medals by Winter Sport[]   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Totals (0 sports) 0 0 0 0

List of medalists[]

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	Payao Poontarat	1976 Montreal	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
Silver	Dhawee Umponmaha	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's light welterweight
Bronze	Phajol Moolsan	1988 Seoul	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
Bronze	Arkhom Chenglai	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's welterweight
Gold	Somluck Kamsing	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Vichairachanon Khadpo	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
Gold	Wijan Ponlid	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's flyweight
Bronze	Pornchai Thongburan	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's light middleweight
Bronze	Khassaraporn Suta	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
Gold	Manus Boonjumnong	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's light welterweight
Gold	Udomporn Polsak	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg
Gold	Pawina Thongsuk	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 75 kg
Silver	Worapoj Petchkoom	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
Bronze	Suriya Prasathinphimai	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's middleweight
Bronze	Yaowapa Boorapolchai	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
Bronze	Aree Wiratthaworn	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg
Bronze	Wandee Kameaim	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
Gold	Somjit Jongjohor	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's flyweight
Gold	Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg
Silver	Manus Boonjumnong	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's light welterweight
Silver	Buttree Puedpong	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
Bronze	Pensiri Laosirikul	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg
Bronze	Wandee Kameaim	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
Silver	Kaeo Pongprayoon	2012 London	Boxing	Men's light flyweight
Silver	Pimsiri Sirikaew	2012 London	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
Bronze	Chanatip Sonkham	2012 London	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
Bronze	Rattikan Gulnoi	2012 London	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
Gold	Sopita Tanasan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg
Gold	Sukanya Srisurat	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
Silver	Tawin Hanprab	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg
Silver	Pimsiri Sirikaew	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg
Bronze	Panipak Wongpattanakit	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
Bronze	Sinphet Kruaithong	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
Gold	Panipak Wongpattanakit	2020 Tokyo	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
Bronze	Sudaporn Seesondee	2020 Tokyo	Boxing	Women's lightweight

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				Total
Manus Boonjumnong	Boxing	2004–2008	Summer	Men	1	1	0	2
Panipak Wongpattanakit	Taekwondo	2016–2020	Summer	Women	1	0	1	2
Pimsiri Sirikaew	Weightlifting	2012–2016	Summer	Women	0	2	0	2
Wandee Kameaim	Weightlifting	2004–2008	Summer	Women	0	0	2	2

• People in bold are still active competitors

Flag bearers[]

Flag bearers by Summer Games[] Games Flag bearer Sport 1952 Helsinki 1956 Melbourne 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City 1972 Munich Rangsit Yanothai Shooting 1976 Montreal 1980 Moscow Did not participate 1984 Los Angeles Rangsit Yanothai Shooting 1988 Seoul Somchai Chanthavanij Shooting 1992 Barcelona Sompol Kukasemkij Badminton 1996 Atlanta Vissanu Sophanich Athletics 2000 Sydney Somluck Kamsing Boxing 2004 Athens Paradorn Srichaphan Tennis 2008 Beijing Worapoj Petchkoom Boxing 2012 London Nuttapong Ketin Swimming 2016 Rio de Janeiro Ratchanok Intanon Badminton 2020 Tokyo Naphaswan Yangpaiboon Savate Sresthaporn Shooting

Flag bearers by Winter Games[] Games Flag bearer Sport 2002 Salt Lake City Prawat Nagvajara Cross-country skiing 2006 Turin Prawat Nagvajara Cross-country skiing 2010 Vancouver Did not participate 2014 Sochi Kanes Sucharitakul Alpine skiing 2018 Pyeongchang Mark Chanloung Cross-country skiing

Olympic participants[]

Summer Olympics[]

Sport	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Archery							3	2							1	1
Athletics	8	8	8	18		4	4	10	4	18	8	12	3	11	2	4	2
Badminton										8	7	6	8	4	6	7	7
Basketball		9
Boxing		5	4	5	3	7	5	5	6	6	6	9	6	8	3	5	4
Canoeing															1		1
Cycling				8	7	7	6							1	1	2	2
Diving							1				2	2
Equestrian													1		1		3
Fencing							5						2	2
Football		11			17
Golf																4	4
Judo				3		1	1			2	1				1	1	1
Rowing												1	1		1	2	2
Sailing		2	2	4	1	3	2	1	1	2	1	3	1	2	3	4	3
Shooting			6	10	11	10	12	17	3	2	3	2	2	5	4	5	6
Swimming				2			2			5	6	8	6	2	2	2	2
Table tennis												1	1	1	1	3	2
Taekwondo													4	3	3	3	2
Tennis										2	2	3	2	1		2
Weightlifting				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	41

Winter Olympics[]

Sport	2002	2006	2014	2018
Alpine skiing			2	2
Cross-country skiing	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[]

• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

References[]

External links[]

• "Thailand". International Olympic Committee.
• "Thailand". Olympedia.com.
• "Olympic Analytics/THA". olympanalyt.com.