Thailand at the 1976 Summer Olympics
| Thailand at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | THA |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Thailand |
| Website | www |
| in Montreal | |
| Competitors | 42 in 11 sports |
| Medals Ranked 37th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Thailand competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Forty-two competitors, 39 men and 3 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports.[1]
The country won their first Olympic medal, a bronze for boxing's Payao Poontarat. It became the third Southeast Asian country to win the first Olympic medal after the Philippines (won a bronze for swimming in 1928) and Singapore (won a silver in 1960 in weightlifting). It took 20 years until Thailand won its first gold medal in Atlanta, also in the boxing.
Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Payao Poontarat | Boxing | Light Flyweight | 29 July |
Archery
[edit]Women's Individual Competition:
- Am. Kaewbaidhoon — 2282 points (→ 18th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Vallop Potaya — 2060 points (→ 35th place)
- Vichit Suksumpong — 2032 points (→ 36th place)
Athletics
[edit]Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay
- Heat — 40.53s
- Semi Finals — 40.68s (→ did not advance)
Boxing
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Payao Poontarat | Men's Light Flyweight |  Cosma (ROU)W 4–1 |
 Tkachenko (URS)W 3–2 |
 Gedó (HUN)W 4–1 |
 Byong-Uk (PRK)L RSC–2 |
Did not advance |
|
| Somchai Putapibarn | Men's Flyweight |  Chul-Kim (KOR)L 0–5 |
Did not advance | ||||
Cycling
[edit]Six cyclists represented Thailand in 1976.
- Panya Singprayool-Dinmuong — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Arlee Wararong — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Chartchai Juntrat — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Prajin Rungrote — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Taworn Tarwan — 24th place
- Taworn Tarwan — 1:15.136 (→ 27th place)
Diving
[edit]Fencing
[edit]Five fencers, all men, represented Thailand in 1976.
- Sneh Chousurin, Taweewat Hurapan, Sutipong Santitevagul, Royengyot Srivorapongpant, Samachai Trangjaroenngarm
Judo
[edit]Sailing
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Swimming
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Thailand at the 1976 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
External links
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