| Thailand at the 2016 Asian Beach Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | THA |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Thailand |
| Website | www |
| in Đà Nẵng | |
| Competitors | 297 (166 men & 131 women) in 20 sports |
| Flag bearer | Natthanan Junkrajang |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Asian Beach Games appearances | |
Thailand competed at the 2016 Asian Beach Games held in Danang, Vietnam from 24 September to 3 October 2016. [1]
Thailand competed at the 2016 Asian Beach Games in 20 out of the 22 sports. Team Thailand did not compete in Vietnamese Martial Arts and Vovinam.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Athletics | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Beach Basketball | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Beach Handball | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Beach Kabaddi | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Beach Kurash | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Beach Sambo | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Beach Sepaktakraw | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Beach Soccer | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Beach Volleyball | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Beach Water Polo | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Beach Woodball | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Beach Wrestling | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Bodybuilding | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Coastal Rowing | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Ju-Jitsu | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Marathon Swimming | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Muay Thai | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Petanque | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Pencak Silat | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Shuttlecock | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Total | 166 | 131 | 297 |
| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total | End |
 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Total | 36 | 24 | 30 | 90 | |
| Medals by date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 0 | 23 Sep 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 24 Sep 2016 | Opening Ceremony | |||
| 2 | 25 Sep 2016 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 26 Sep 2016 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | 27 Sep 2016 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 28 Sep 2016 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 29 Sep 2016 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 30 Sep 2016 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 Oct 2016 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | 2 Oct 2016 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 3 Oct 2016 | Closing Ceremony | |||
| Total | 36 | 24 | 30 | 90 | |
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