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.

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 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
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzePayao Poontarat1976 Montreal BoxingMen's light flyweight
 SilverDhawee Umponmaha1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's light welterweight
 BronzePhajol Moolsan1988 Seoul BoxingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeArkhom Chenglai1992 Barcelona BoxingMen's welterweight
 GoldSomluck Kamsing1996 Atlanta BoxingMen's featherweight
 BronzeVichairachanon Khadpo1996 Atlanta BoxingMen's bantamweight
 GoldWijan Ponlid2000 Sydney BoxingMen's flyweight
 BronzePornchai Thongburan2000 Sydney BoxingMen's light middleweight
 BronzeKhassaraporn Suta2000 Sydney WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 GoldManus Boonjumnong2004 Athens BoxingMen's light welterweight
 GoldUdomporn Polsak2004 Athens WeightliftingWomen's 53 kg
 GoldPawina Thongsuk2004 Athens WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
 SilverWorapoj Petchkoom2004 Athens BoxingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeSuriya Prasathinphimai2004 Athens BoxingMen's middleweight
 BronzeYaowapa Boorapolchai2004 Athens TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 BronzeAree Wiratthaworn2004 Athens WeightliftingWomen's 48 kg
 BronzeWandee Kameaim2004 Athens WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 GoldSomjit Jongjohor2008 Beijing BoxingMen's flyweight
 GoldPrapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon2008 Beijing WeightliftingWomen's 53 kg
 SilverManus Boonjumnong2008 Beijing BoxingMen's light welterweight
 SilverButtree Puedpong2008 Beijing TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 BronzePensiri Laosirikul2008 Beijing WeightliftingWomen's 48 kg
 BronzeWandee Kameaim2008 Beijing WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 SilverKaeo Pongprayoon2012 London BoxingMen's light flyweight
 SilverPimsiri Sirikaew2012 London WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 BronzeChanatip Sonkham2012 London TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 BronzeRattikan Gulnoi2012 London WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 GoldSopita Tanasan2016 Rio de Janeiro WeightliftingWomen's 48 kg
 GoldSukanya Srisurat2016 Rio de Janeiro WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 SilverTawin Hanprab2016 Rio de Janeiro TaekwondoMen's 58 kg
 SilverPimsiri Sirikaew2016 Rio de Janeiro WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 BronzePanipak Wongpattanakit2016 Rio de Janeiro TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 BronzeSinphet Kruaithong2016 Rio de Janeiro WeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 GoldPanipak Wongpattanakit2020 Tokyo TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 BronzeSudaporn Seesondee2020 Tokyo BoxingWomen'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 2004–2008SummerMen1102
Panipak Wongpattanakit Taekwondo 2016–2020SummerWomen1012
Pimsiri Sirikaew Weightlifting 2012–2016SummerWomen0202
Wandee Kameaim Weightlifting 2004–2008SummerWomen0022
  • People in bold are still active competitors

Flag bearers

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.
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