| Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | THA |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Thailand |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 51 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Worapoj Petchkoom (opening) Somjit Jongjohor (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 30th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Thailand competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics , held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Somjit Jongjohor | Boxing | Flyweight | August 23 |
| Gold | Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg | August 10 |
 Silver | Buttree Puedpong | Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg | August 20 |
| Silver | Manus Boonjumnong | Boxing | Light welterweight | August 23 |
 Bronze | Pensiri Laosirikul | Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg | August 9 |
| Bronze | Wandee Kameaim | Weightlifting | Women's 58 kg | August 11 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Siriroj Darasuriyong Sompote Suwannarangsri Sittichai Suwonprateep Wachara Sondee | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.40 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jutamass Tawoncharoen | 100 m | 11.82 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
| Sangwan Jaksunin Oranut Klomdee Nongnuch Sanrat Jutamass Tawoncharoen | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.38 | 5 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Noengrothai Chaipetch | High jump | 1.80 | 29 | Did not advance | |
| Buoban Pamang | Javelin throw | 56.35 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wassana Winatho | Result | 13.93 | 1.68 | DNS | — | — | — | — | DNF | |
| Points | 988 | 830 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 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 | ||
| Boonsak Ponsana | Men's singles | Bye |  Kuncoro (INA)L (16–21, 14–21) | Did not advance | ||||
| Salakjit Ponsana | Women's singles | Bye |  Zhang N (CHN)L (23–21, 17–21, 7–21) | Did not advance | ||||
| Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | Mixed doubles | N/A |  Beres / Loker (CAN) W (21–9, 21–9) | Widianto / Natsir (INA) L (13–21, 19–21) | Did not advance | |||
Thailand qualified eight boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Five boxers qualified by placing in the top eight at the 2007 World Championships. [1] Petchkoom, Manus Boonjumnong, and Chomphuphuang qualified at the first Asian qualifier. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Amnat Ruanroeng | Light flyweight |  Willie (PNG)W 14–2 |  Montero (DOM)W 7–3 |  Serdamba (MGL)L 2–5 | Did not advance | ||
| Somjit Jongjohor | Flyweight |  Valenzuela (GUA)W 6–1 |  Mammadov (AZE)W 10–2 |  Yunusov (TJK)W 8–1 |  Picardi (ITA)W 7–1 |  Laffita (CUB)W 8–2 | |
| Worapoj Petchkoom | Bantamweight | Bye | Parrinello (ITA) W 12:1 | León (CUB) L 2–10 | Did not advance | ||
| Sailom Adi | Featherweight | Bye |  Chadi (ALG)L 6–7 | Did not advance | |||
| Pichai Sayotha | Lightweight | Bye |  Baik J-S (KOR)L 4–10 | Did not advance | |||
| Manus Boonjumnong | Light welterweight | Bye |  Kawachi (JPN)W 8–1 |  Sapiyev (KAZ)W 7–5 | Iglesias (CUB) W 10–5 | Díaz (DOM) L 4–12 | |
| Non Boonjumnong | Welterweight | Bye |  Abdin (EGY)L 10–11 | Did not advance | |||
| Angkhan Chomphuphuang | Middleweight | Cho D-J (KOR) W 9–3 |  Kumar (IND)L 3–13 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanpeng Nontasin | Women's road race | 3:51:51 | 61 |
| 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 | ||
| Nontapat Panchan | Individual foil | N/A |  Mocek (POL)L 7–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Wiradech Kothny | Individual sabre | Bye | Zhong M (CHN) L 7–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Ek Boonsawad | RS:X | 19 | 15 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 26 | EL | 203 | 25 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Napalai Tansai | RS:X | 16 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | EL | 169 | 20 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jakkrit Panichpatikum | 10 m air pistol | 581 | 7 Q | 679.0 | 7 |
| 50 m pistol | 549 | 30 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Thanyalak Chotphibunsin | 10 m air rifle | 388 | 40 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 569 | 35 | Did not advance | ||
| Sasithorn Hongprasert | 10 m air rifle | 390 | 36 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 565 | 41 | Did not advance | ||
| Tanyaporn Prucksakorn | 10 m air pistol | 380 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| 25 m pistol | 582 | 8 Q | 777.7 | 7 | |
| Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit | Skeet | 71 | 2 Q | 92 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Natthanan Junkrajang | 100 m freestyle | 56.56 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:02.88 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | DNS | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn | 400 m individual medley | 5:02.18 | 37 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | 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 | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Nanthana Komwong | Women's singles | Bye | Lian Q (DOM) W 4–1 | Fukuoka (JPN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Chutchawal Khawlaor | Men's −58 kg |  Ogoudjobi (BEN)W 4–2 |  Carneli (AUS)W 2–0 |  Pérez (MEX)L 1–3 | Bye |  Chu M-Y (TPE)L 2–4 | Did not advance | |
| Buttree Puedpong | Women's −49 kg | Montejo (CUB) W 1–0 |  Tran (VIE)W 2–1 |  Contreras (VEN)W 2–2 SUP | Bye | Wu Jy (CHN) L (−1)–1 | | |
| Chonnapas Premwaew | Women's −57 kg |  López (USA)L 0–2 | Did not advance | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Tamarine Tanasugarn | Women's singles |  Arvidsson (SWE)L 2–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Pongsak Maneetong | −56 kg | 116 | 10 | 142 | 10 | 258 | 10 |
| Phaisan Hansawong | −62 kg | 132 | 7 | 162 | 5 | 294 | 5 |
| Sitthisak Suphalak | −69 kg | 147 | 5 | 171 | 11 | 318 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Pramsiri Bunphithak | −48 kg | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | |
| Pensiri Laosirikul | 85 | 4 | 110 | 4 | 195 | | |
| Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon | −53 kg | 95 | 1 | 126 OR | 1 | 221 OR | |
| Wandee Kameaim | −58 kg | 98 | 3 | 128 | 4 | 226 | |
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