Thailand at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Thailand at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of Thailand.svg
IOC code THA
NOC National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Website www.olympicthai.or.th  (in Thai and English)
in Montreal
Competitors42 in 11 sports
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Thailand competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 42 competitors, 39 men and 3 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports. [1]

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The country won their first Olympic medal, a bronze for boxing's Payao Poontarat. It became the third Southeast Asian country to win the first Olympic medal after the Philippines (won a bronze for swimming in 1928) and Singapore (won a silver in 1960 in weightlifting). It took 20 years until Thailand won its first gold medal in Atlanta, also in the boxing.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Payao Poontarat Boxing Light Flyweight 29 July

Archery

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

  • Heat 40.53s
  • Semi Finals 40.68s (→ did not advance)

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Payao Poontarat Men's Light Flyweight Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Cosma  (ROU)
W 4–1
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tkachenko  (URS)
W 3–2
Flag of Hungary.svg  Gedó  (HUN)
W 4–1
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  Byong-Uk  (PRK)
L RSC–2
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Somchai Putapibarn Men's Flyweight Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Chul-Kim  (KOR)
L 0–5
Did not advance

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Thailand in 1976.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial

Diving

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Thailand in 1976.

Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Judo

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Weightlifting

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References

  1. "Thailand at the 1976 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2015.