Thailand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
The National Olympic Committee of Thailand sent a total of 42 athletes to the Games, 24 men and 18 women, to compete in 13 sports; the nation's team size was roughly smaller from Sydney by ten athletes. Fourteen of them had previously competed in Sydney, including featherweight boxer and 1996 Olympic champion Somluck Kamsing, and Asia's top tennis star Paradorn Srichaphan, who was later appointed by the committee to carry the Thai flag in the opening ceremony. Along with Kamsing, US-based swimmer Ratapong Sirisanont and badminton player Pramote Teerawiwatana became the first Thai athletes to compete in four Olympic Games. Among the sports played by athletes at these Games, Thailand marked its debut in equestrian and taekwondo.
Thailand left Athens with a total of eight medals (three golds, one silver, and four bronze), setting a historic milestone as the nation's most successful Games in Olympic history. Thai athletes continued to dominate in boxing and weightlifting, where they each won more than two Olympic medals, including a prestigious gold from Manus Boonjumnong in light welterweight boxing, and Udomporn Polsak, and Pawina Thongsuk in women's weightlifting.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Weightlifting Women's 53 kg Weightlifting Women's 75 kg Boxing Light welterweight Boxing Bantamweight Weightlifting Women's 48 kg Weightlifting Women's 58 kg Taekwondo Women's 49 kg Boxing Middleweight
Athletics
Thai athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankTrecia Roberts 100 m hurdles13.808Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionNoengrothai ChaipetchHigh jump1.8921Did not advanceJuttaporn KrasaeyanShot put16.4925Did not advance
Badminton
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBoonsak PonsanaSinglesW 15–1, 15–0W 15–11, 15–13W 15–10, 15–1L 9–15, 2–15L 11–15, 16–174Tesana PanvisvasPramote TeerawiwatanaDoublesW 15–3, 15–9 L 10–15, 13–15Did not advancePatapol NgernsrisukSudket PrapakamolL 5–15, 9–15Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSalakjit PonsanaSinglesW 11–7, 5–11, 11–8L 8–11, 3–11Did not advanceSathinee ChankrachangwongSaralee ThungthongkamDoublesW 15–3, 15–4W 15–4, 15–11L 2–15, 4–15Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSudket PrapakamolSaralee ThungthongkamDoubles L 3–15, 17–14, 3–15Did not advance
Boxing
Thailand sent six boxers to Athens.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSuban PannonLight flyweightW 26–14L 14–23Did not advanceSomjit JongjohorFlyweightW 22–12L 21–26Did not advanceWorapoj PetchkoomBantamweightW W 33–18W 29–14W 27–19L 13–22Somluck KamsingFeatherweightL 17–32Did not advanceManus BoonjumnongLight welterweightW 28–16W 29–15W 20–8W 30–9 W 17–11Suriya PrasathinphimaiMiddleweightW 30–21W 19+–19W 28–22 L 18–24Did not advance
Equestrian
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPongsiree BunluewongEliza JaneIndividual74.60714.4079.004332.00110.0051Did not advance110.0051
Fencing
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankSiriroj RathprasertIndividual épéeW 15–13L 5–15Did not advanceWiradech KothnyIndividual sabreW 15–13L 11–15Did not advance
Rowing
Thai rowers qualified the following boats:
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPhuttharaksa NeegreeSingle sculls8:24.035 R7:53.525 SC/D8:17.135 FD8:00.4422 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Sailing
Thai sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Arun HomraruenMistral142820DSQ153026211713518921 M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
Two Thai shooters qualified to compete in the following events:
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankTevarit Majchacheeap10 m air rifle587=35Did not advance50 m rifle prone589=36Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions1159=16Did not advanceJakkrit Panichpatikum10 m air pistol571=36Did not advance50 m pistol549=28Did not advance
Swimming
Thai swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankArwut Chinnapasaen50 m freestyle23.5246Did not advanceCharnvudth Saengsri400 m freestyle3:59.8933colspan=2 Did not advance1500 m freestyle15:54.4627colspan=2 Did not advanceRatapong Sirisanont100 m breaststrokeDid not advance200 m breaststroke2:15.3919Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPilin Tachakittiranan200 m freestyle2:05.2935Did not advance400 m freestyle4:23.6234colspan=2 Did not advanceNimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn400 m individual medley5:00.0622colspan=2 Did not advanceChonlathorn Vorathamrong100 m backstroke1:05.1532Did not advance200 m backstroke2:21.1129Did not advance
Table tennis
Thailand has qualified a single table tennis player.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNanthana KomwongWomen's singlesW 4–0W 4–1L 2–4Did not advance
Taekwondo
Four Thai taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankUssadate SutthikunkarnMen's −58 kgL 2–5Did not advance11Kriangkrai NoikoedMen's −80 kgL 12–16Did not advance11Yaowapa BoorapolchaiWomen's −49 kgW 9–5L 1–3Did not advanceW 2–(−1)W 2–1Nootcharin SukkhongdumnoenWomen's −57 kgW 6–6 W 2–1L 7–7 L 3–6Did not advance5
Tennis
Thailand nominated a male and a female tennis player to compete in the tournament.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankParadorn SrichaphanMen's singlesL 2–6, 3–6Did not advanceTamarine TanasugarnWomen's singlesL 6–1, 2–6, 1–6Did not advance
Weightlifting
Five Thai weightlifters qualified for the following events:
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankSuriya DattuyawatMen's −69 kg137.511———Aree WiratthawornWomen's −48 kg853115 1200Udomporn PolsakWomen's −53 kg97.511251222.5Wandee KameaimWomen's −58 kg102.53127.53230Pawina ThongsukWomen's −75 kg122.521501272.5
See also Thailand at the 2002 Asian Games Thailand at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Thailand Olympic Committee