Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

, held in Beijing

Beijing

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, People's Republic of China

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, from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
Somjit Jongjohor Somjit Jongjohor Somjit Jongjohor is an amateur Thai boxer best known for winning gold medals in the flyweight division at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Career:Somjit won the Asian Games 2002....	Boxing Boxing Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...	Flyweight
Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon is a weightlifter from Thailand....	Weightlifting	Women -53 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 53 kg The women's 53 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 53 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 10 at 15:30...
Buttree Puedpong Buttree Puedpong Buttree Puedpong is a female Thai Taekwondo practitioner who competes at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the -49 kg class.-References:*...	Taekwondo Taekwondo Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...	Women -49 kg
Manus Boonjumnong Manus Boonjumnong Manus Boonjumnong is a Thai boxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics . He is the brother of Non Boonjumnong.-Amateur career:...	Boxing Boxing Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...	Light welterweight

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
Siriroj Darasuriyong Siriroj Darasuriyong Siriroj Darasuriyong is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Darasuriyong represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Apinan Sukaphai, Sompote Suwannarangsri and Sittichai Suwonprateep... Sompote Suwannarangsri Sompote Suwannarangsri Sompote Suwannarangsri is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Suwannarangsri represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Siriroj Darasuriyong, Apinan Sukaphai and Sittichai Suwonprateep... Sittichai Suwonprateep Sittichai Suwonprateep Sittichai Suwonprateep is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Suwonprateep represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Siriroj Darasuriyong, Sompote Suwannarangsri and Apinan Sukaphai... Wachara Sondee Wachara Sondee Wachara Sondee is a Thai track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events. He primarily competes in the 100 metres and 60 metres and is the Thai national record holder for the shorter distance with his best of 6.65 seconds.He has won medals indoors at three straight editions of the...	4x100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x100 metre relay The Men's 4 × 100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period. Australia was 14th but withdrew and the...	39.40	9	Did not advance		9

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
Jutamas Tawoncharoen	100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* PB denotes personal best* SB denotes season best* NR denotes national record...	11.82	49	Did not advance		49
Oranut Klomdee Nongnuch Sanrat Nongnuch Sanrat Nongnuch Sanrat is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Sanrat represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Orranut Klomdee, Jutamass Thavoncharoen and Sangwan Jaksunin... Sangwan Jaksunin Jutamas Tawoncharoen	4x100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 metre relay The Women's 4x100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period...	44.38	11	Did not advance		11
Noengrothai Chaipetch Noengrothai Chaipetch Noengrothai Chaipetch is a female high jumper from Thailand. Her personal best jump is 1.92 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City....	High Jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 1.96 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.NM - No Mark-Final:NR = National Record / PB = Personal Best / SB = Season Best...	1.80	29	Did not advance		29
Buoban Pamang Buoban Pamang Buoban Pamang is a female javelin thrower from Thailand.In 2006 she won the 2006 Asian Games in a new national record of 61.31 metres. In 2007 she took another gold medal, at the 2007 Summer Universiade in another national record of 61.40 metres. Later that year she competed at the 2007 World...	Javelin Throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw -Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.Q - Qualified by right / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record/ NM - No Mark / q - Qualified by result-Final:21 August 2008 - 19:20...	56.35	28	Did not advance		28
Wassana Winatho Wassana Winatho Wassana Winatho , also known as Amornrat Winatho and Vassanee Vinatho, is a Thai track and field athlete who specialises in the heptathlon and the 400 metres hurdles...	Heptathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon -Results:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Group A:-Group B:-Group A:...	Did not finish

Badminton

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Boonsak Ponsana Boonsak Ponsana Boonsak Ponsana is a male badminton player from Thailand.His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team.-Career:...	Singles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring...	BYE	lose 0-2 (16-21,14-21)	Did not advance				17

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Salakjit Ponsana	Singles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles These are the results of the women's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring...	BYE	lose 1-2 (23-21,17-21,7-21)	Did not advance				17

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sudket Prapakamol Sudket Prapakamol Sudket Prapakamol is a male badminton player from Thailand.-Career:He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Patapol Ngernsrisuk. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson of Great Britain.Prapakamol also competed in mixed... Saralee Thungthongkam Saralee Thungthongkam Saralee Thungthongkam is a female badminton player from Thailand.Thungthongkam competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Sathinee Chankrachangwong. They defeated Denyse Julien and Anna Rice of Canada in the first round and Chikako Nakayama and Keiko...	Doubles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Mixed doubles These are the results of the mixed doubles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring...	win 2-0 (21-9,21-9)	lose 0-2 (13-21,19-21)	Did not advance		5

Boxing

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	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Amnat Ruanroeng Amnat Ruanroeng Amnat Ruenroeng , also transliterated Ruanroeng; born December 18, 1979) is a Thai amateur boxer best known for having won a bronze medal as a junior flyweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago. He had lost in the semi-final to Philippines southpaw Harry Tanamor.Ruenroeng...	Light flyweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Light flyweight The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms ....	win 14:2	win 7:3	lose 2:5	Did not advance
Somjit Jongjohor Somjit Jongjohor Somjit Jongjohor is an amateur Thai boxer best known for winning gold medals in the flyweight division at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Career:Somjit won the Asian Games 2002....	Flyweight	win 6:1	win 10:2	win 8:1	win 7:1	win 8:2
Worapoj Petchkoom Worapoj Petchkoom Worapoj Petchkoom is a Thai boxer who competed in the bantamweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal losing to Cuban superstar Guillermo Rigondeaux. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place in the 2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in...	Bantamweight	Bye	win 12:1	lose 2:10	Did not advance
Sailom Adi Sailom Adi Sailom Adi is a Thai amateur boxer who competed at featherweight at the 2008 Olympics.-External links:*...	Featherweight	Bye	lose 6:7	Did not advance
Pichai Sayotha Pichai Sayotha Pichai Sayotha is a Thai amateur boxer best known to win a lightweight silver medal at the 2003 World Championships.-Career:In 2003 he had his biggest success at the World Championships in his home country only losing to Mario Kindelán...	Lightweight	Bye	lose 4:10	Did not advance
Manus Boonjumnong Manus Boonjumnong Manus Boonjumnong is a Thai boxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics . He is the brother of Non Boonjumnong.-Amateur career:...	Light welterweight	Bye	win 8:1	win 7:5	win 10:5	lose 4:12
Non Boonjumnong Non Boonjumnong Non Boonjumnong is a Thai amateur boxer who won silver at welterweight at the World Championships 2007. In the older tournaments he is listed as "Manon".-Career:...	Welterweight	Bye	lose 10:11	Did not advance
Angkhan Chomphuphuang	Middleweight	win 9:3	lose 3:13	Did not advance

Cycling

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Chanpeng Nontasin	Road Race	3:51:51	61

Fencing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Nontapat Panchan	Individual Foil	BYE	lose 7-15	Did not advance
Wiradech Kothny	Individual Sabre	BYE	lose 7-15	Did not advance

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Net	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Medal	Score	Net	Rank
Ek Boonsawad	RS:X Men	19	15	28	25	19	24	(33)	20	27	26	Did not advance	236	203	25

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Net	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Medal	Score	Net	Rank
Napalai Tansai	RS:X Women	16	17	18	(24)	8	22	19	23	23	23	Did not advance	193	169	20

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Jakkrit Panichpatikum	10 m Air Pistol	581	7	98.0	7	679.0	7
Jakkrit Panichpatikum	50 m Pistol	549	30	Did not advance		549	30

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Total	Rank
Thanyalak Chotpaibunsin	10 m Air Rifle	388	40	Did not advance		388	40
Thanyalak Chotpaibunsin	50 m Rifle Three Positions	569	35	Did not advance		569	35
Sasithorn Hongprasert	10 m Air Rifle	390	36	Did not advance		390	36
Sasithorn Hongprasert	50 m Rifle Three Positions	565	41	Did not advance		565	41
Tanyaporn Prucksakorn	10 m Air Pistol	380	20	Did not advance		380	20
Tanyaporn Prucksakorn	25 m Pistol	582	8	195.7	7	777.7	7
Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit	Skeet	71	2	21	4	92	5

Swimming

Women

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

Table tennis

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary Round	First Round	Second Round	Third Round	Fourth Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nanthana Komwong Nanthana Komwong Nanthana Komwong is a Thai table tennis player.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round of the singles competition. She had reached the third round in 2004.She was born in Lampang, and resides in Bangkok....	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....	BYE	win 4-1 (7-11,11-5,11-6,11-6,12-10)	lose 0:4 (9-11,7-11,9-11,5-11)	Did not advance					49

Taekwondo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Chatchawal Khawlaor	−58 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 58 kg -Repechage:...	win 4:2	win 2:0	lose 3:1	Bye	lose 2:4	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Buttree Puedpong Buttree Puedpong Buttree Puedpong is a female Thai Taekwondo practitioner who competes at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the -49 kg class.-References:*...	−49 kg	win 1-0	win 2-1	win 2-2	Bye		lose (-1)-1
Premwaew Chonnapas	−57 kg	lose 0:2	Did not advance

Tennis

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Tamarine Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....	Singles	lose 0-2 (2-6,1-6)	Did not advance					33

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Pongsak Maneetong Pongsak Maneetong Pongsak Maneetong is a Thai weightlifter.He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division finishing tenth, with 258 kg, beating his personal best by 5 kg.He is 5 ft 4 inches tall and weighs 128 lb....	-56 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 kg The men's 56 kg weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 10, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...	116	10	142	10	258	10
Phaisan Hansawong Phaisan Hansawong Phaisan Hansawong is a Thai weightlifter.At the 2007 World Championships he ranked 15th in the 56 kg category, with a total of 247 kg....	-62 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 62 kg The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	132	7	162	5	294	5
Sittisak Suphalak	-69 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large amount of competitors...	147	5	171	11	318	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Pramsiri Bunphithak	-48 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg The women's 48 kg weightlifting event is the lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 9 at 10:00 and was the first Weightlifting event to conclude...	0	-	0	-	DNF	-
Pensiri Laosirikul Pensiri Laosirikul Pensiri Laosirikul is a Thai athlete of weightlifting, and is of Chinese descent.She has 4'9" of height and 47.67 kg of weight.She competed at 2008 Olympic Games, in Beijing, getting the fifth place....	-48 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg The women's 48 kg weightlifting event is the lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 9 at 10:00 and was the first Weightlifting event to conclude...	85	4	110	4	195	5
Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon is a weightlifter from Thailand....	-53 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 53 kg The women's 53 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 53 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 10 at 15:30...	95	1st	126 OR	1	221 OR
Wandee Kameaim Wandee Kameaim Wandee Kameaim is a Thai weightlifter.At the 2002 World Championships she won the silver medal in the 58 kg category, with 212.5 kg in total....	-58 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 58 kg The women's 58 kg weightlifting event was the third women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 58 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	98	3	128	4	226	4

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