Thailand at the Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Thailand at the
Olympics
IOC codeTHA
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Thailand
Websitewww.olympicthai.org (in Thai and English)
Medals
Ranked 57th
Gold
10
Silver
8
Bronze
17
Total
35
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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, 14 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 (35), 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, of which three of them were gold.

The country's most recent gold medalist is Panipak Wongpattanakit, who earned her medal 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
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Weightlifting52714
Boxing44715
Taekwondo1236
Totals (3 entries)1081735

Medals by Winter Sport

  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
2022 Beijing Karen Chanloung
Nicola Zanon
Cross-country skiing
Alpine skiing

Olympic participants

Summer Olympics

Sport Finland
1952
Australia
1956
Italy
1960
Japan
1964
Mexico
1968
Germany
1972
Canada
1976
United States
1984
South Korea
1988
Spain
1992
United States
1996
Australia
2000
Greece
2004
China
2008
United Kingdom
2012
Brazil
2016
Japan
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 United States
2002
Italy
2006
Russia
2014
South Korea
2018
China
2022
Alpine skiing 2 2 2
Cross-country skiing 1 1 2 2
Total 1 1 2 4 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

References

  1. ^ "Thai Skier Vanessa Vanakorn Qualifies for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics". Chiangrai Times. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Sending Kanes to the Winter Olympics in Russia". Siamsport. 15 January 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
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