Thailand at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Thailand at the Olympic Games

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 35 in 8 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Olympic history (summary)
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Thailand is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1952, Thai athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support of the US-led boycott.

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Badminton 2 5 7
Boxing 3 0 3
Rowing 1 0 1
Sailing 2 2 4
Shooting 2 3 5
Table tennis 1 2 3
Taekwondo 1 2 3
Weightlifting 5 4 9
Total 17 18 35

Badminton

Thailand has qualified a total of seven badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: two entries in the women's singles, one in the men's singles, and a pair each in the women's and mixed doubles.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Boonsak Ponsana Singles
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk Singles
Ratchanok Inthanon
Puttita Supajirakul
Sapsiree Taerattanachai		 Doubles N/A
Mixed
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Bodin Issara
Savitree Amitrapai		 Doubles

Boxing

Thailand has entered three boxers to compete in each the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Wuttichai Masuk became the first Thai boxer to be selected to the Olympic team, following his box-off victory at the 2015 World Championships.[2][3] Meanwhile, 2012 Olympians Chatchai Butdee and Sailom Adi had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Qian'an, China.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Chatchai Butdee Bantamweight
Wuttichai Masuk Light welterweight
Sailom Adi Welterweight

Rowing

Thailand has qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Olympics at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jaruwat Saensuk Single sculls

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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Thai sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and the Asian Sailing Championships.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
RS:X
Laser N/A
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
RS:X
Laser Radial N/A

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Thai shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) as of March 31, 2016.[6][7]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
50 m rifle prone
50 m rifle 3 positions
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
10 m air pistol N/A
25 m pistol
Skeet

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Table tennis

Thailand has entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Suthasini Sawettabut and incoming five-time Olympian Nanthana Komwong scored a second-stage draw victory each to book two out of six remaining Olympic spots in the women's singles at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong.[8] Meanwhile, Padasak Tanviriyavechakul received an unused Olympic spot in the men's singles as the next highest-ranked player, after Hong Kong made its decision to decline a berth in the same tournament.

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
Padasak Tanviriyavechakul Men's singles
Nanthana Komwong Women's singles
Suthasini Sawettabut

Taekwondo

Thailand entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Panipak Wongpattanakit qualified automatically for the women's flyweight category (49 kg) by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[9] Meanwhile, Tawin Hanprab and Phannapa Harnsujin secured the remaining spots on the Thai team by virtue of their top two finish in the men's flyweight (58 kg) and women's lightweight category (57 kg), respectively, at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament in Manila, Philippines.[10]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Tawin Hanprab Men's −58 kg
Panipak Wongpattanakit Women's −49 kg
Phannapa Harnsujin Women's −57 kg

Weightlifting

Thai weightlifters have qualified five men's and four women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
 
 
 
 
 
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
 
 
 
 

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (5 May 2016). "Provisional List of Olympic Qualifiers Published". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wuttichai earns spot at 2016 Olympics". Bangkok Post. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "First 60 boxers from 24 countries confirmed for Rio 2016 as early Olympic quota places taken up". AIBA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Golden day for Uzbekistan as boxers win four golds in China while Kyrgyzstan claims its first Rio 2016 qualification spot". AIBA. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Olympic spots decided at Asian Olympic qualifier". ISAF. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bacosi wins her second skeet world cup Gold of the season at Larnaca's opening event". ISSF. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Marshall, Ian (16 April 2016). "Strong Opposition Ended Earlier Hopes, Later DPR Korea and Thailand Enjoy Success". ITTF. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "First Wave of 24 Taekwondo Athletes Qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics". World Taekwondo Federation. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ten Countries Secure Rio 2016 Berths at Asian Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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