IWBF zone | IWBF Asia+Oceania |
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National federation | Association for Wheelchair Basketball of Thailand |
Paralympic Games | |
Appearances | 0 |
World Championships | |
Appearances | 0 |
The Thailand Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team is the wheelchair basketball side that represents Thailand in international competitions for men, as part of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation.
The team's current roster for the 2014 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship is:
Head coach:
# | Name | Class. |
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4 | Pimkorn | 3.5 |
5 | Kumpol | 1.5 |
6 | Kongta | 1.5 |
7 | Suk-on | 3.0 |
8 | Nirat | 1.5 |
9 | Mathaphatara | 1.0 |
10 | Jaisin | 4.5 |
11 | Singdong | 4.0 |
12 | Phakdee | 4.0 |
13 | Keawkalong | 1.5 |
14 | Wannaborworn | 3.0 |
15 | Jumjarean | 4.0 |
The Thai men's team has not competed at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship or at the Summer Paralympics.
ASEAN Para Games record | ||||||||
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Host / Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | |||
2015 | — | |||||||
2017 | — | |||||||
2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 4/4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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