Thailand at the Olympics

Kingdom of 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
11
Silver
11
Bronze
19
Total
41
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

The National Olympic Committee of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King was created in 1948 and recognized in 1950.

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 country's most recent gold medalist is Panipak Wongpattanakit, who earned her medal in the women's 49kg event in taekwondo.

As of 2024, Thai athletes have won a total of 41 medals; 17 in weightlifting, 16 in boxing, 7 in taekwondo, and 1 in badminton. Among countries in Southeast Asia, Thailand ranks first in terms of both the number of gold medals (11) and the number of overall medals (41). 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.

Medals

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List of medalists

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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
  Gold Panipak Wongpattanakit 2024 Paris   Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
  Silver Kunlavut Vitidsarn 2024 Paris   Badminton Men's singles
  Silver Theerapong Silachai 2024 Paris   Weightlifting Men's 61 kg
  Silver Weeraphon Wichuma 2024 Paris   Weightlifting Men's 73 kg
  Bronze Janjaem Suwannapheng 2024 Paris   Boxing Women's Welterweight
  Bronze Surodchana Khambao 2024 Paris   Weightlifting Women's 49 kg

Medals by individual

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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
Panipak Wongpattanakit   Taekwondo 2016–2024 Summer Women 2 0 1 3
Manus Boonjumnong   Boxing 2004–2008 Summer Men 1 1 0 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

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Olympic participants

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Summer Olympics

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Sport  
1952
 
1956
 
1960
 
1964
 
1968
 
1972
 
1976
 
1984
 
1988
 
1992
 
1996
 
2000
 
2004
 
2008
 
2012
 
2016
 
2020
 
2024
  Archery 3 2 1 1
  Athletics 8 8 8 18 4 4 10 4 18 8 12 3 11 2 4 2 2
  Badminton 8 7 6 8 4 6 7 7 9
  Basketball 9
  Boxing 5 4 5 3 7 5 5 6 6 6 9 6 8 3 5 4 8
  Canoeing 1 1
  Cycling 8 7 7 6 1 1 2 2 4
  Diving 1 2 2
  Equestrian 1 1 3 1
  Fencing 5 2 2
  Football 11 17
  Golf 4 4 4
  Judo 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
  Modern pentathlon 1
  Rowing 1 1 1 2 2 1
  Sailing 2 2 4 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 4
  Shooting 6 10 11 10 12 17 3 2 3 2 2 5 4 5 6 3
  Skateboarding 1
  Swimming 2 2 5 6 8 6 2 2 2 2 2
  Table tennis 1 1 1 1 3 2 3
  Taekwondo 4 3 3 3 2 3
  Tennis 2 2 3 2 1 2
  Weightlifting 4 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 7 7 9 4
Total 8 35 20 54 41 33 42 35 14 46 37 52 42 47 37 54 41 51

Winter Olympics

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Sport  
2002
 
2006
 
2014
 
2018
 
2022
  Alpine skiing 2 2 2
  Cross-country skiing 1 1 2 2
Total 1 1 2 4 4

Milestones

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  • 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

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References

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  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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