Thailand at the Olympics

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Thailand at the
Olympics
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IOC code THA
NOC National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Website www.olympicthai.org  (in Thai and English)
Medals
Ranked 57th
Gold
11
Silver
11
Bronze
19
Total
41
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Kingdom of Thailand first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the US-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Thailand has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002.

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The National Olympic Committee of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King was created in 1948 and recognized in 1950.

Thailand won its first medal at the 1976 Games in Montreal, when boxer Payao Poontarat took home a bronze in the Men's Light Flyweight category. Thailand's first gold medal would also come in boxing at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, when Somluck Kamsing won the Men's Featherweight category. Since then, Thai athletes have won gold medals at every subsequent Summer Olympics with the exception of the 2012 Games in London, with all its gold medals to date having come in men's boxing, women's weightlifting and women's taekwondo. The country's most recent gold medalist is Panipak Wongpattanakit, who earned her medal in the women's 49kg event in taekwondo.

As of 2024, Thai athletes have won a total of 41 medals; 17 in weightlifting, 16 in boxing, 7 in taekwondo, and 1 in badminton. Among countries in Southeast Asia, Thailand ranks first in terms of both the number of gold medals (11) and the number of overall medals (41). Thailand's most successful Games to date were the 2004 Games in Athens, where they won eight medals, of which three of them were gold.

Medals

List of medalists

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Payao Poontarat 1976 Montreal Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light flyweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Dhawee Umponmaha 1984 Los Angeles Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light welterweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Phajol Moolsan 1988 Seoul Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's bantamweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Arkhom Chenglai 1992 Barcelona Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's welterweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Somluck Kamsing 1996 Atlanta Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's featherweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Vichairachanon Khadpo 1996 Atlanta Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's bantamweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Wijan Ponlid 2000 Sydney Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's flyweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Pornchai Thongburan 2000 Sydney Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light middleweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Khassaraporn Suta 2000 Sydney Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 58 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Manus Boonjumnong 2004 Athens Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light welterweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Udomporn Polsak 2004 Athens Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 53 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Pawina Thongsuk 2004 Athens Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 75 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Worapoj Petchkoom 2004 Athens Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's bantamweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Suriya Prasathinphimai 2004 Athens Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's middleweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Yaowapa Boorapolchai 2004 Athens Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Aree Wiratthaworn 2004 Athens Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 48 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Wandee Kameaim 2004 Athens Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 58 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Somjit Jongjohor 2008 Beijing Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's flyweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon 2008 Beijing Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 53 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Manus Boonjumnong 2008 Beijing Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light welterweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Buttree Puedpong 2008 Beijing Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Pensiri Laosirikul 2008 Beijing Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 48 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Wandee Kameaim 2008 Beijing Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 58 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kaeo Pongprayoon 2012 London Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light flyweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Pimsiri Sirikaew 2012 London Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 58 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Chanatip Sonkham 2012 London Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Rattikan Gulnoi 2012 London Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 58 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sopita Tanasan 2016 Rio de Janeiro Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 48 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sukanya Srisurat 2016 Rio de Janeiro Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 58 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tawin Hanprab 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Men's 58 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Pimsiri Sirikaew 2016 Rio de Janeiro Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 58 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Panipak Wongpattanakit 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Sinphet Kruaithong 2016 Rio de Janeiro Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's 56 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Panipak Wongpattanakit 2020 Tokyo Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Sudaporn Seesondee 2020 Tokyo Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Women's lightweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Panipak Wongpattanakit 2024 Paris Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kunlavut Vitidsarn 2024 Paris Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton Men's singles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Theerapong Silachai 2024 Paris Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's 61 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Weeraphon Wichuma 2024 Paris Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's 73 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Janjaem Suwannapheng 2024 Paris Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Women's Welterweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Surodchana Khambao 2024 Paris Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 49 kg

Medals by individual

According to official data of the International Olympic Committee, this is a list of people who have won two or more Olympic medals for Thailand.

AthleteSportYearsGamesGenderGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Panipak Wongpattanakit Taekwondo pictogram.svg  Taekwondo 2016–2024SummerWomen2013
Manus Boonjumnong Boxing pictogram.svg  Boxing 2004–2008SummerMen1102
Pimsiri Sirikaew Weightlifting pictogram.svg  Weightlifting 2012–2016SummerWomen0202
Wandee Kameaim Weightlifting pictogram.svg  Weightlifting 2004–2008SummerWomen0022

Flag bearers

Olympic participants

Summer Olympics

Sport Flag of Finland.svg
1952
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1956
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1960
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1964
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1968
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1972
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1976
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1984
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1988
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1992
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1996
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2000
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2004
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2008
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2012
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2016
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2020
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2024
Archery pictogram.svg  Archery 3211
Athletics pictogram.svg  Athletics 8881844104188123112422
Badminton pictogram.svg  Badminton 876846779
Basketball pictogram.svg  Basketball 9
Boxing pictogram.svg  Boxing 54537556669683548
Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg  Canoeing 11
Cycling (road) pictogram.svg  Cycling 877611224
Diving pictogram.svg  Diving 122
Equestrian pictogram.svg  Equestrian 1131
Fencing pictogram.svg  Fencing 522
Football pictogram.svg  Football 1117
Golf pictogram.svg  Golf 444
Judo pictogram.svg  Judo 311211111
Modern pentathlon pictogram.svg  Modern pentathlon 1
Rowing pictogram.svg  Rowing 111221
Sailing pictogram.svg  Sailing 22413211213123434
Shooting pictogram.svg  Shooting 610111012173232254563
Skateboarding pictogram.svg  Skateboarding 1
Swimming pictogram.svg  Swimming 22568622222
Table tennis pictogram.svg  Table tennis 1111323
Taekwondo pictogram.svg  Taekwondo 433323
Tennis pictogram.svg  Tennis 223212
Weightlifting pictogram.svg  Weightlifting 421111557794
Total83520544133423514463752424737544151

Winter Olympics

Sport Flag of the United States.svg
2002
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2006
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2014
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2018
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2022
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg  Alpine skiing 222
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg  Cross-country skiing 1122
Total11244

Milestones

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