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 59th
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, 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
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzePayao Poontarat 1976 Montreal BoxingMen's light flyweight
 SilverDhawee Umponmaha 1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's light welterweight
 BronzePhajol Moolsan 1988 Seoul BoxingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeArkhom Chenglai 1992 Barcelona BoxingMen's welterweight
 GoldSomluck Kamsing 1996 Atlanta BoxingMen's featherweight
 BronzeVichairachanon Khadpo 1996 Atlanta BoxingMen's bantamweight
 GoldWijan Ponlid 2000 Sydney BoxingMen's flyweight
 BronzePornchai Thongburan 2000 Sydney BoxingMen's light middleweight
 BronzeKhassaraporn Suta 2000 Sydney WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 GoldManus Boonjumnong 2004 Athens BoxingMen's light welterweight
 GoldUdomporn Polsak 2004 Athens WeightliftingWomen's 53 kg
 GoldPawina Thongsuk 2004 Athens WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
 SilverWorapoj Petchkoom 2004 Athens BoxingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeSuriya Prasathinphimai 2004 Athens BoxingMen's middleweight
 BronzeYaowapa Boorapolchai 2004 Athens TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 BronzeAree Wiratthaworn 2004 Athens WeightliftingWomen's 48 kg
 BronzeWandee Kameaim 2004 Athens WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 GoldSomjit Jongjohor 2008 Beijing BoxingMen's flyweight
 GoldPrapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon 2008 Beijing WeightliftingWomen's 53 kg
 SilverManus Boonjumnong 2008 Beijing BoxingMen's light welterweight
 SilverButtree Puedpong 2008 Beijing TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 BronzePensiri Laosirikul 2008 Beijing WeightliftingWomen's 48 kg
 BronzeWandee Kameaim 2008 Beijing WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 SilverKaeo Pongprayoon 2012 London BoxingMen's light flyweight
 SilverPimsiri Sirikaew 2012 London WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 BronzeChanatip Sonkham 2012 London TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 BronzeRattikan Gulnoi 2012 London WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 GoldSopita Tanasan 2016 Rio de Janeiro WeightliftingWomen's 48 kg
 GoldSukanya Srisurat 2016 Rio de Janeiro WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 SilverTawin Hanprab 2016 Rio de Janeiro TaekwondoMen's 58 kg
 SilverPimsiri Sirikaew 2016 Rio de Janeiro WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
 BronzePanipak Wongpattanakit 2016 Rio de Janeiro TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 BronzeSinphet Kruaithong 2016 Rio de Janeiro WeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 GoldPanipak Wongpattanakit 2020 Tokyo TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 BronzeSudaporn Seesondee 2020 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 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
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

References
  1. "Thai Skier Vanessa Vanakorn Qualifies for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics". Chiangrai Times. 20 January 2014. 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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