Thailand at the Olympics
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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 American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Thailand has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002. As of 2008, only one person, Prawat Nagvajara, has represented Thailand at the Winter Olympics.
Thai athletes have won a total of twenty-one medals, mostly in boxing. Thailand's most successful Games to date were the 2004 Games in Athens, where they won eight medals.
The National Olympic Committee for Thailand was created in 1948 and recognized in 1950.
Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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 1952 Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 1956 Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 1960 Rome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1964 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 1968 Mexico City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 1972 Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 1976 Montreal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1980 Moscow | did not participate | ||||
 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 47 |
| 2000 Sydney | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 46 |
 2004 Athens | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
 2008 Beijing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
 2012 London | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 57 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 53 |
Medals by summer sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boxing | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
 Weightlifting | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
 Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
List of medalists
Milestones
- In 2002 and 2006, Thailand qualified its first Winter Olympian cross country skier, and first Winter Olympian, Prawat Nagvajara.[1]
- In 2014, Thailand qualified its first Winter Olympian alpine skier, Kanes Sucharitakul.[2] It then added the first female Winter Olympian for the country, Vanessa Vanakorn (Vanessa-Mae), doubling the size of the previous largest delegation to a Winter Games.[3]
See also
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Category:Olympic competitors for Thailand - Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
- Thailand at the Paralympics
References
- ↑ "Thai Skier Vanessa Vanakorn Qualifies for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics". Chiangrai Times. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sending Kanes to the Winter Olympics in Russia". Siamsport. 15 January 2014.
- ↑ Sarah Knapton (20 January 2014). "Winter Olympics 2014: violinist Vanessa-Mae to ski for Thailand at the Sochi Games". The Telegraph (London). Retrieved 7 February 2014.
External links
- "Thailand". International Olympic Committee.
- "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
- "Thailand". Sports-Reference.com.
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