Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	THA
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Website	www.olympicthai.or.th (in Thai and English)
in Beijing
Competitors	51 in 13 sports
Flag bearers	Worapoj Petchkoom (opening) Somjit Jongjohor (closing)
Medals Ranked 30th	Gold 2 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 6
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Thailand competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Medalists

Further information: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Somjit Jongjohor	Boxing	Flyweight	August 23
Gold	Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg	August 10
Silver	Buttree Puedpong	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg	August 20
Silver	Manus Boonjumnong	Boxing	Light welterweight	August 23
Bronze	Pensiri Laosirikul	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg	August 9
Bronze	Wandee Kameaim	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg	August 11

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Siriroj Darasuriyong Sompote Suwannarangsri Sittichai Suwonprateep Wachara Sondee	4 × 100 m relay	39.40	5	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jutamass Tawoncharoen	100 m	11.82	8	Did not advance
Sangwan Jaksunin Oranut Klomdee Nongnuch Sanrat Jutamass Tawoncharoen	4 × 100 m relay	44.38	5	—				Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Noengrothai Chaipetch	High jump	1.80	29	Did not advance
Buoban Pamang	Javelin throw	56.35	28	Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Wassana Winatho	Result	13.93	1.68	DNS	—	—	—	—	DNF
	Points	988	830	0	—	—	—	—

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Boonsak Ponsana	Men's singles	Bye	Kuncoro (INA) L (16–21, 14–21)	Did not advance
Salakjit Ponsana	Women's singles	Bye	Zhang N (CHN) L (23–21, 17–21, 7–21)	Did not advance
Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	Mixed doubles	—		Beres / Loker (CAN) W (21–9, 21–9)	Widianto / Natsir (INA) L (13–21, 19–21)	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand qualified eight boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Five boxers qualified by placing in the top eight at the 2007 World Championships. Petchkoom, Manus Boonjumnong, and Chomphuphuang qualified at the first Asian qualifier.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Amnat Ruanroeng	Light flyweight	Willie (PNG) W 14–2	Montero (DOM) W 7–3	Serdamba (MGL) L 2–5	Did not advance
Somjit Jongjohor	Flyweight	Valenzuela (GUA) W 6–1	Mammadov (AZE) W 10–2	Yunusov (TJK) W 8–1	Picardi (ITA) W 7–1	Laffita (CUB) W 8–2
Worapoj Petchkoom	Bantamweight	Bye	Parrinello (ITA) W 12:1	León (CUB) L 2–10	Did not advance
Sailom Adi	Featherweight	Bye	Chadi (ALG) L 6–7	Did not advance
Pichai Sayotha	Lightweight	Bye	Baik J-S (KOR) L 4–10	Did not advance
Manus Boonjumnong	Light welterweight	Bye	Kawachi (JPN) W 8–1	Sapiyev (KAZ) W 7–5	Iglesias (CUB) W 10–5	Díaz (DOM) L 4–12
Non Boonjumnong	Welterweight	Bye	Abdin (EGY) L 10–11	Did not advance
Angkhan Chomphuphuang	Middleweight	Cho D-J (KOR) W 9–3	Kumar (IND) L 3–13	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Chanpeng Nontasin	Women's road race	3:51:51	61

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nontapat Panchan	Individual foil	—	Mocek (POL) L 7–15	Did not advance
Wiradech Kothny	Individual sabre	Bye	Zhong M (CHN) L 7–15	Did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Ek Boonsawad	RS:X	19	15	28	25	19	24	33	20	27	26	EL	203	25

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Napalai Tansai	RS:X	16	17	18	24	8	22	19	23	23	23	EL	169	20

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

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jakkrit Panichpatikum	10 m air pistol	581	7 Q	679.0	7
	50 m pistol	549	30	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Thanyalak Chotphibunsin	10 m air rifle	388	40	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	569	35	Did not advance
Sasithorn Hongprasert	10 m air rifle	390	36	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	565	41	Did not advance
Tanyaporn Prucksakorn	10 m air pistol	380	20	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	582	8 Q	777.7	7
Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit	Skeet	71	2 Q	92	5

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Natthanan Junkrajang	100 m freestyle	56.56	39	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:02.88	38	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	DNS		—		Did not advance
Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn	400 m individual medley	5:02.18	37	—		Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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
Nanthana Komwong	Women's singles	Bye	Lian Q (DOM) W 4–1	Fukuoka (JPN) L 0–4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Chutchawal Khawlaor	Men's −58 kg	Ogoudjobi (BEN) W 4–2	Carneli (AUS) W 2–0	Pérez (MEX) L 1–3	Bye	Chu M-Y (TPE) L 2–4	Did not advance	5
Buttree Puedpong	Women's −49 kg	Montejo (CUB) W 1–0	Tran (VIE) W 2–1	Contreras (VEN) W 2–2 SUP	Bye		Wu Jy (CHN) L (−1)–1
Chonnapas Premwaew	Women's −57 kg	López (USA) L 0–2	Did not advance					11

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Tamarine Tanasugarn	Women's singles	Arvidsson (SWE) L 2–6, 1–6	Did not advance					33

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pongsak Maneetong	−56 kg	116	10	142	10	258	10
Phaisan Hansawong	−62 kg	132	7	162	5	294	5
Sitthisak Suphalak	−69 kg	147	5	171	11	318	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pramsiri Bunphithak	−48 kg	84	DNF	—	—	—	DNF
Pensiri Laosirikul		85	4	110	4	195
Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon	−53 kg	95	1	126 OR	1	221 OR
Wandee Kameaim	−58 kg	98	3	128	4	226

See also

• Thailand at the 2008 Summer Paralympics