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 | ||||||||
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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, 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
Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay
- Anat Ratanapol, Suchart Jairsuraparp, Somsakdi Boontud, and Sayan Paratanavong
- Heat — 40.53s
- Semi Finals — 40.68s (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- 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
- Men's Flyweight (–51 kg)
- Somchai Putapibarn
- First Round — Lost to Jung Chul-Kim (KOR), 0:5
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Five fencers, all men, represented Thailand in 1976.
- Sneh Chousurin, Taweewat Hurapan, Sutipong Santitevagul, Royengyot Srivorapongpant, Samachai Trangjaroenngarm
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Thailand at the 1976 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
External links
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