Thailand at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Thailand at the 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	THA
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Website	www.olympicthai.or.th  (in Thai and English)
in Athens
Competitors	42 in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Paradorn Srichaphan [1]
Medals Ranked 25th	Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 4 Total 8
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Thailand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.

The National Olympic Committee of Thailand sent a total of 42 athletes to the Games, 24 men and 18 women, to compete in 13 sports; the nation's team size was roughly smaller from Sydney by ten athletes. Fourteen of them had previously competed in Sydney, including featherweight boxer and 1996 Olympic champion Somluck Kamsing, and Asia's top tennis star Paradorn Srichaphan, who was later appointed by the committee to carry the Thai flag in the opening ceremony. ^{[1] [2]} Along with Kamsing, US-based swimmer Ratapong Sirisanont and badminton player Pramote Teerawiwatana became the first Thai athletes to compete in four Olympic Games. Among the sports played by athletes at these Games, Thailand marked its debut in equestrian and taekwondo.

Thailand left Athens with a total of eight medals (three golds, one silver, and four bronze), setting a historic milestone as the nation's most successful Games in Olympic history. ^[3] Thai athletes continued to dominate in boxing and weightlifting, where they each won more than two Olympic medals, including a prestigious gold from Manus Boonjumnong in light welterweight boxing, and Udomporn Polsak, and Pawina Thongsuk in women's weightlifting. ^{[4] [5]}

Medalists

Further information: 2004 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Udomporn Polsak	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg	August 15
Gold	Pawina Thongsuk	Weightlifting	Women's 75 kg	August 20
Gold	Manus Boonjumnong	Boxing	Light welterweight	August 28
Silver	Worapoj Petchkoom	Boxing	Bantamweight	August 29
Bronze	Aree Wiratthaworn	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg	August 14
Bronze	Wandee Kameaim	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg	August 16
Bronze	Yaowapa Boorapolchai	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg	August 26
Bronze	Suriya Prasathinphimai	Boxing	Middleweight	August 28

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Thai athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). ^{[6] [7]}

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

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Trecia Roberts	100 m hurdles	13.80	8	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Noengrothai Chaipetch	High jump	1.89	21	Did not advance
Juttaporn Krasaeyan	Shot put	16.49	25	Did not advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Boonsak Ponsana	Singles	Dednam  (RSA) W 15–1, 15–0	Lee H-I  (KOR) W 15–11, 15–13	Susilo  (SIN) W 15–10, 15–1	Hidayat  (INA) L 9–15, 2–15	Kuncoro  (INA) L 11–15, 16–17	4
Tesana Panvisvas Pramote Teerawiwatana	Doubles	Brehaut / Denney  (AUS) W 15–3, 15–9	Choong T F / Lee W W  (MAS) L 10–15, 13–15	Did not advance
Patapol Ngernsrisuk Sudket Prapakamol		Clark / Robertson  (GBR) L 5–15, 9–15	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Salakjit Ponsana	Singles	Tanaka  (JPN) W 11–7, 5–11, 11–8	Gong Rn  (CHN) L 8–11, 3–11	Did not advance
Sathinee Chankrachangwong Saralee Thungthongkam	Doubles	Julien / Rice  (CAN) W 15–3, 15–4	Nakayama / Yoshitomi  (JPN) W 15–4, 15–11	Yang W / Zhang Jw  (CHN) L 2–15, 4–15	Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	Doubles	Bye	Bergström / Persson  (SWE) L 3–15, 17–14, 3–15	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Thailand sent six boxers to Athens.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Suban Pannon	Light flyweight	Salimov  (BUL) W 26–14	Bartelemí  (CUB) L 14–23	Did not advance
Somjit Jongjohor	Flyweight	Kim K-S  (KOR) W 22–12	Gamboa  (CUB) L 21–26	Did not advance
Worapoj Petchkoom	Bantamweight	Kim W-I  (KOR) WRSC	Khatsigov  (BLR) W 33–18	Bolum  (NGR) W 29–14	Mammadov  (AZE) W 27–19	Rigondeaux  (CUB) L 13–22
Somluck Kamsing	Featherweight	Gaudet  (CAN) L 17–32	Did not advance
Manus Boonjumnong	Light welterweight	Ioannidis  (GRE) W 28–16	Brin  (PHI) W 29–15	Blain  (FRA) W 20–8	Gheorghe  (ROM) W 30–9	Johnson  (CUB) W 17–11
Suriya Prasathinphimai	Middleweight	Lubega  (UGA) W 30–21	Taghiyev  (AZE) W 19+–19	Mashkin  (UKR) W 28–22	Gaydarbekov  (RUS) L 18–24	Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
								Qualifier			Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Pongsiree Bunluewong	Eliza Jane	Individual	74.60	71	4.40	79.00	43	32.00	110.00	51	Did not advance			110.00	51

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Siriroj Rathprasert	Individual épée	El-Din  (EGY) W 15–13	Boisse  (FRA) L 5–15	Did not advance
Wiradech Kothny	Individual sabre	Bye	Medina  (ESP) W 15–13	Lukashenko  (UKR) L 11–15	Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Thai rowers qualified the following boats:

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Phuttharaksa Neegree	Single sculls	8:24.03	5 R	7:53.52	5 SC/D	8:17.13	5 FD	8:00.44	22

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; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Thai sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Arun Homraruen	Mistral	14	28	20	DSQ	15	30	26	21	17	13	5	189	21

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Two Thai shooters qualified to compete in the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Tevarit Majchacheeap	10 m air rifle	587	=35	Did not advance
	50 m rifle prone	589	=36	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1159	=16	Did not advance
Jakkrit Panichpatikum	10 m air pistol	571	=36	Did not advance
	50 m pistol	549	=28	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Thai swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Arwut Chinnapasaen	50 m freestyle	23.52	46	Did not advance
Charnvudth Saengsri	400 m freestyle	3:59.89	33	—		Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	15:54.46	27	—		Did not advance
Ratapong Sirisanont	100 m breaststroke	DSQ		Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:15.39	19	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Pilin Tachakittiranan	200 m freestyle	2:05.29	35	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	4:23.62	34	—		Did not advance
Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn	400 m individual medley	5:00.06	22	—		Did not advance
Chonlathorn Vorathamrong	100 m backstroke	1:05.15	32	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:21.11	29	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Thailand has qualified a single table tennis player.

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nanthana Komwong	Women's singles	Das  (IND) W 4–0	Struse  (GER) W 4–1	Pavlovich  (BLR) L 2–4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Four Thai taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ussadate Sutthikunkarn	Men's −58 kg	Mouroutsos  (GRE) L 2–5	Did not advance					11
Kriangkrai Noikoed	Men's −80 kg	Karami  (IRI) L 12–16	Did not advance					11
Yaowapa Boorapolchai	Women's −49 kg	Yagüe  (ESP) W 9–5	Labrada  (CUB) L 1–3	Did not advance	Bye	Gonda  (CAN) W 2–(−1)	Mora  (COL) W 2–1
Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen	Women's −57 kg	Athanasopoulou  (GRE) W 6–6 SUP	Chi S-J  (TPE) W 2–1	Abdallah  (USA) L 7–7 SUP	Bye	Reyes  (ESP) L 3–6	Did not advance	5

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Thailand nominated a male and a female tennis player to compete in the tournament.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Paradorn Srichaphan	Men's singles	Johansson  (SWE) L 2–6, 3–6	Did not advance
Tamarine Tanasugarn	Women's singles	Widjaja  (INA) L 6–1, 2–6, 1–6	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Five Thai weightlifters qualified for the following events:

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Suriya Dattuyawat	Men's −69 kg	137.5	11	—	—	—	DNF
Aree Wiratthaworn	Women's −48 kg	85	3	115 OR	1	200
Udomporn Polsak	Women's −53 kg	97.5	1	125	1	222.5
Wandee Kameaim	Women's −58 kg	102.5	3	127.5	3	230
Pawina Thongsuk	Women's −75 kg	122.5	2	150	1	272.5

See also

• Thailand at the 2002 Asian Games
• Thailand at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "Srichaphan named Athlete Role Model for Nanjing 2014". International Tennis Federation. 17 March 2004. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
2. "Flag curse". Daily Star. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
3. "2004 Athens: Medal Tally". USA Today . Retrieved 1 April 2014.
4. "Thai boxer Manus Boonjumnong pulls upset to take gold". USA Today. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
5. "Plucky Pawina snatches gold". Nation Multimedia Group. 20 August 2004. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
6. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
7. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF . Retrieved 4 June 2011.

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Thailand Olympic Committee (in Thai)