Thailand at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Thailand at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Thailand competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1952, Thai athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support of the US-led boycott.

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Thailand at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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IOC codeTHA
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Thailand
Websitewww.olympicthai.or.th (in Thai and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors54 in 15 sports
Flag bearers Ratchanok Intanon (opening)[1]
Boonthung Srisung (closing)
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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The National Olympic Committee of Thailand fielded a team of 54 athletes, 26 men and 28 women, to compete in fifteen sports at the Games. It was the nation's joint-largest ever delegation sent to the Olympics, alongside the team sent to the Tokyo Games in 1964.[2][3] Thailand made its Olympic debut in women's boxing, BMX cycling, golf, and men's table tennis. Moreover, it registered more female athletes than males for only the second time in history.

Fourteen athletes on the Thai roster competed at London 2012, including badminton star Boonsak Ponsana (men's singles) and table tennis player Nanthana Komwong, both of whom made their historic fifth Olympic appearance as the most experienced competitors on the team.[2] Apart from the veterans, four more Thai athletes made their third Olympic appearance, namely welterweight boxer Sailom Adi, freestyle swimmer Natthanan Junkrajang, pistol shooter Tanyaporn Prucksakorn, and world's top-ranked skeet shooter Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit. Other notable Thai athletes included professional golfer Ariya Jutanugarn, who became the first Thai golfer capture the major championship title, and world's top four badminton player Ratchanok Intanon (women's singles), who was named as the country's first female flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[1]

Thailand left Rio de Janeiro with a total of six medals (two for each color), its most successful Olympics since 2004. Four of these medals were awarded to the team in weightlifting, including two golds won by Sopita Tanasan (women's 48 kg) and Sukanya Srisurat (women's 58 kg), and two others in taekwondo.[4] For the first time in four decades, Thailand failed to pick up a single medal in boxing, as neither of its fighters progressed beyond the quarterfinal round.[5]

Medalists

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Competitors

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Sport Men Women Total
Archery 101
Athletics 134
Badminton 257
Boxing 415
Cycling 022
Golf 224
Judo 101
Rowing 112
Sailing 224
Shooting 235
Swimming 112
Table tennis 123
Taekwondo 123
Tennis 202
Weightlifting 549
Total262854
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Archery

One Thai archer qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics by virtue of a top five national finish at the 2016 Archery World Cup meet in Antalya, Turkey.[6]

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Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
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Witthaya Thamwong Men's individual 655 41  Jantsan (MGL)
W 7–3
 Wei C-h (TPE)
W 6–5
 Valladont (FRA)
L 0–6
Did not advance
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Athletics

Thai athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[7][8]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
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Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Boonthung Srisung Men's marathon 2:37:46 133
Natthaya Thanaronnawat Women's marathon 3:11:31 130
Jane Vongvorachoti 2:47:27 91
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Field events
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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Subenrat Insaeng Women's discus throw 56.64 24 Did not advance
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Badminton

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Thailand has qualified a total of seven badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: two entries in the women's singles, one in the men's singles, and a pair each in the women's and mixed doubles.[9]

Men
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Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
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Boonsak Ponsana Singles  Axelsen (DEN)
L (14–21, 13–21)
 Lee D-k (KOR)
W (21–19, 17–21, 21−16)
2 Did not advance
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Women
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Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
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Porntip Buranaprasertsuk Singles  Chen H-y (AUS)
W (21–14, 21–15)
 Foo Kune (MRI)
W (21–7, 21–18)
1 Q  Ulitina (UKR)
W (21–14, 21–16)
 Li Xr (CHN)
L (12–21, 17–21)
Did not advance
Ratchanok Intanon  Tolmoff (EST)
W (21–14, 21–13)
 Yip P Y (HKG)
W (21–18, 21–12)
1 Q  Yamaguchi (JPN)
L (19–21, 16–21)
Did not advance
Puttita Supajirakul
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Doubles  Muskens /
Piek (NED)
L (13–21, 20–22)
 Matsutomo /
Takahashi (JPN)
L (15–21, 15–21)
 Gutta /
Ponnappa (IND)
W (21–17, 21–15)
3 Did not advance
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Mixed
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Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
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Bodin Isara
Savitree Amitrapai
Doubles  Chan P S /
Goh L Y (MAS)
L (13–21, 19–21)
 Ahmad /
Natsir (INA)
L (11–21, 13–21)
 Middleton /
Choo (AUS)
W (21–13, 21–18)
3 Did not advance
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Boxing

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Thailand has entered four boxers to compete in the Olympic boxing tournament. Wuttichai Masuk became the first Thai boxer to be selected to the Olympic team, following his box-off victory at the 2015 World Championships.[10][11] Meanwhile, 2012 Olympians Chatchai Butdee and Sailom Adi had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Qian'an, China.[12]

Peamwilai Laopeam was the only Thai woman to book an Olympic spot, with a quarterfinal victory at the World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.[13] Lightweight boxer Amnat Ruenroeng rounded out the Thai roster by his performance at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in Vargas, Venezuela.[14]

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Chatchai Butdee Men's bantamweight  Ashfaq (GBR)
W 3–0
 Nikitin (RUS)
L 1-2
Did not advance
Amnat Ruenroeng Men's lightweight  Perrin (ARG)
W 3–0
 Oumiha (FRA)
L TKO
Did not advance
Wuttichai Masuk Men's light welterweight Bye  Russell (USA)
L 1–2
Did not advance
Sailom Adi Men's welterweight  Kastramin (BLR)
W 2–1
 Chamov (BUL)
W 3–0
 Cissokho (FRA)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Peamwilai Laopeam Women's flyweight Bye  Valencia (COL)
L 0–3
Did not advance
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Cycling

Road

Thailand has qualified one rider in the women's Olympic road race by virtue of a top 100 individual placement in the 2016 UCI World Rankings.[15]

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Jutatip Maneephan Women's road race Did not finish
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BMX

Thailand received an invitation from the UCI to send a women's BMX rider to the Olympics, as the next highest-ranked eligible nation, not yet qualified, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 31, 2016. BMX rider and Asian Games champion Amanda Carr was named to the Thai team on June 1, 2016.[16]

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Athlete Event Seeding Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Amanda Carr Women's BMX 36.464 13 18 6 Did not advance
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Golf

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Thailand has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Kiradech Aphibarnrat (world no. 53), Thongchai Jaidee (world no. 38), Ariya Jutanugarn (world no. 7) and Pornanong Phatlum (world no. 34) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[17][18]

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Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Kiradech Aphibarnrat Men's 71 69 69 67 276 −8 =5
Thongchai Jaidee 70 75 67 67 279 −5 =15
Ariya Jutanugarn Women's 65 71 WD WD 136 −6 DNF
Pornanong Phatlum 71 72 69 71 283 −1 =25
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Judo

Thailand has qualified one judoka for the men's heavyweight category (+100 kg) at the Games. Kunathip Yea-on earned a continental quota spot from the Asian region, as the highest-ranked Thai judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[19][20]

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
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Kunathip Yea-on Men's +100 kg  Natea (ROU)
L 000–100
Did not advance
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Rowing

Thailand has qualified one boat each in the men's and women's single sculls at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea.

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Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jaruwat Saensuk Men's single sculls 7:25.06 4 R 7:16.39 3 SE/F Bye 7:54.38 1 FE 7:49.86 26
Phuttharaksa Neegree Women's single sculls 9:17:95 4 R 8:07.92 4 SE/F Bye 8:51.99 3 FE 8:41.34 27
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Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Thai sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and the Asian Sailing Championships.[21]

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Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Natthaphong Phonoppharat Men's RS:X 32 29 32 14 37 21 30 24 25 25 28 27 EL 287 29
Keerati Bualong Men's Laser 25 38 37 32 38 39 35 18 27 47 EL 287 37
Siripon Kaewduangngam Women's RS:X 19 23 22 18 11 2 27 7 18 14 15 17 EL 166 18
Kamolwan Chanyim Women's Laser Radial 25 27 28 31 32 34 30 31 38 31 EL 268 32
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Thai shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) as of March 31, 2016.[22][23]

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Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Napis Tortungpanich Men's 10 m air rifle 617.4 41 Did not advance
Men's 50 m rifle prone 620.9 29 Did not advance
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions 1159 37 Did not advance
Attapon Uea-aree Men's 50 m rifle prone 625.3 7 Q 80.8 8
Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit Women's skeet 68 10 Did not advance
Pim-on Klaisuban Women's 10 m air pistol 373 39 Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 575 23 Did not advance
Tanyaporn Prucksakorn Women's 10 m air pistol 378 27 Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 568 32 Did not advance
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Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Thailand has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[24][25][26]

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Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Radomyos Matjiur Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:02.36 37 Did not advance
Natthanan Junkrajang Women's 100 m freestyle 56.24 32 Did not advance
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Table tennis

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Thailand has entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Suthasini Sawettabut and incoming five-time Olympian Nanthana Komwong scored a second-stage victory each to book two out of six remaining Olympic spots in the women's singles at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong.[27] Meanwhile, Padasak Tanviriyavechakul received an unused Olympic spot in the men's singles as the next highest-ranked player, after Hong Kong made its decision to decline a berth in the same tournament.

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Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
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Padasak Tanviriyavechakul Men's singles Bye  Ghosh (IND)
W 4–1
 Gionis (GRE)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Nanthana Komwong Women's singles Bye  Meshref (EGY)
W 4–1
 Yu F (POR)
W 4–3
 Han Y (GER)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Suthasini Sawettabut Bye  Han X (CGO)
W 4–3
 Li Jiao (NED)
L 2–4
Did not advance
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Taekwondo

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Panipak Wongpattanakit qualified automatically for the women's flyweight category (49 kg) by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[28] Meanwhile, Tawin Hanprab and Phannapa Harnsujin secured the remaining spots on the Thai team by virtue of their top two finish in the men's flyweight (58 kg) and women's lightweight category (57 kg), respectively, at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament in Manila, Philippines.[29]

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Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
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Tawin Hanprab Men's −58 kg  Kim T-h (KOR)
W 12–10
 Khalil (AUS)
W 11–9
 Pie (DOM)
W 11–7
Bye  Zhao S (CHN)
L 4–6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Panipak Wongpattanakit Women's −49 kg  Andrade (CPV)
W 18–6 PTG
 Kim S-h (KOR)
L 5–6
Did not advance  Diez (PER)
W 4–2
 Manjarrez (MEX)
W 15–3 PTG
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Phannapa Harnsujin Women's −57 kg  Calvo (ESP)
L 5−6
Did not advance  Alizadeh (IRI)
L 10–14
Did not advance 7
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Tennis

Thailand has entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament, signifying the nation's return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus. Due to the withdrawal of several tennis players from the Games, twin brothers Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana received a spare ITF Olympic place to compete in the men's doubles.[30]

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
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Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
Men's doubles  Melo /
Soares (BRA)
L 0–6, 6–7(1–7)
Did not advance
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Weightlifting

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Thai weightlifters have qualified five men's and four women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

The full weightlifting team, headlined by London 2012 silver medalist Pimsiri Sirikaew, was named to the Thai roster on July 18, 2016.[31][32]

Men
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Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Sinphet Kruaithong −56 kg 132 3 157 3 289 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Witoon Mingmoon 113 11 148 7 261 9
Tairat Bunsuk −69 kg 137 17 179 8 316 12
Chatuphum Chinnawong −77 kg 165 4 191 6 356 4
Sarat Sumpradit −94 kg 177 3 213 4 390 4
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Women
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Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Sopita Tanasan −48 kg 92 1 108 1 200 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pimsiri Sirikaew −58 kg 102 2 130 2 232 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sukanya Srisurat 110 OR 1 130 1 240 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Siripuch Gulnoi −63 kg 108 3 132 DNF 108 DNF
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