Thailand at the 1976 Summer Olympics
| Thailand at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| 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. 42 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
Bronze
- Payao Poontarat — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
Archery
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
Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay
- Heat — 40.53s
- Semi Finals — 40.68s (→ did not advance)
Boxing
- Men's Light Flyweight (–48 kg)
- Payao Poontarat
- First round — Defeated
Remus Cosma (ROU), 4:1 - Second round — Defeated
Aleksandr Tkachenko (URS), 3:2 - Quarterfinals — Defeated
György Gedó (HUN), 4:1 - Semifinals — Lost to
Li Byong-Uk (PRK), RSC-2 → 
Bronze Medal
- First round — Defeated
- Men's Flyweight (–51 kg)
- Somchai Putapibarn
- First Round — Lost to Jung Chul-Kim (KOR), 0:5
Cycling
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
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Thailand in 1976.
- Sneh Chousurin, Taweewat Hurapan, Sutipong Santitevagul, Royengyot Srivorapongpant, Samachai Trangjaroenngarm
Judo
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Weightlifting
References
- ^ "Thailand at the 1976 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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