Thailand at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | THA |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Thailand |
Website | www |
in Montreal | |
Competitors | 42 in 11 sports |
Medals Ranked 37th |
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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]
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.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Bronze | Payao Poontarat | Boxing | Light Flyweight | 29 July |
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Payao Poontarat | Men's Light Flyweight | Cosma (ROU) W 4–1 | Tkachenko (URS) W 3–2 | Gedó (HUN) W 4–1 | Byong-Uk (PRK) L RSC–2 | Did not advance | |
Somchai Putapibarn | Men's Flyweight | Chul-Kim (KOR) L 0–5 | Did not advance |
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