Thailand at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Thailand at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTHA
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Thailand
Websitewww.olympicthai.or.th (in Thai and English)
in London
Competitors37 in 15 sports
Flag bearers Nuttapong Ketin (opening)[1]
Kaeo Pongprayoon (closing)
Medals
Ranked 57th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Thailand competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott.

The National Olympic Committee of Thailand sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1996. A total of 37 athletes, 19 men and 18 women, competed in 15 sports. Among the sports played by the athletes, Thailand marked its Olympic debut in slalom canoeing, and also, its Olympic return in archery and rowing after an eight-year absence. Four athletes received their spots in athletics and swimming by wild card entries, while the other Thai athletes won their spots by participating in various qualifying matches around the world. Four Thai athletes made their fourth Olympic appearance: pistol shooter Jakkrit Panichpatikum (the oldest athlete of the team, at age 39), badminton players Boonsak Ponsana and Saralee Thoungthongkam, and table tennis player Nanthana Komwong. Breaststroke and medley swimmer Nuttapong Ketin, the youngest male athlete of the team, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Thailand, however, failed to win an Olympic gold medal for the first time since 1992, but left London with only two silver and two bronze. Taekwondo jin Chanatip Sonkham managed to repeat the nation's Olympic medal by taking the bronze in women's flyweight division. Other medals were awarded to the athletes in weightlifting, and in boxing, won by Kaeo Pongprayoon from the men's light-flyweight division.

Medalists

Further information: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2012 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Pimsiri Sirikaew Weightlifting Women's 58 kg 30 July
 Silver Kaeo Pongprayoon Boxing Men's light flyweight 11 August
 Bronze Rattikan Gulnoi Weightlifting Women's 58 kg 30 July
 Bronze Chanatip Sonkham Taekwondo Women's 49 kg 8 August

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Thailand has qualified one male archer.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Witthaya Thamwong Men's individual 662 38  Faucheron (FRA) (27)
L 0–6 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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):[2][3]

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
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Supanara Sukhasvasti Long jump 7.38 33 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Wanida Boonwan High jump 1.80 29 Did not advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Boonsak Ponsana Men's singles  Chen L (CHN)
L 12–21, 17–21 		— 2 Did not advance
Bodin Isara
Maneepong Jongjit 		Men's doubles  Ko S-h /
Yoo Y-s (KOR)
W 21–15, 21–14 		 Cwalina /
Łogosz (POL)
W 21–0, 21–0 		 Ahsan /
Septano (INA)
W 21–11, 21–16 		1 Q —  Koo K K /
Tan B H (MAS)
L 16–21, 18–21 		Did not advance
Ratchanok Inthanon Women's singles  Santos (POR)
W 21–12, 21–6 		 Jayasinghe (SRI)
W 21–13, 21–5 		— 1 Q  Schenk (GER)
W 21–16, 21–15 		 Wang X (CHN)
L 21–17, 18–21, 14–21 		Did not advance
Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thoungthongkam 		Mixed doubles  Xu C /
Ma J (CHN)
L 19–21, 12–21 		 Chan P S /
Goh L Y (MAS)
W 21–1, 21–15 		 Chen H-l /
Cheng W-h (TPE)
W 21–15, 21–16 		2 Q —  Nielsen /
Pedersen (DEN)
L 15–21, 13–21 		Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Thailand has already qualified 3 boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kaeo Pongprayoon Light flyweight  Flissi (ALG)
W 19–11 		 Quipo (ECU)
W 10–6 		 Aleksandrov (BUL)
W 16–10 		 Ayrapetyan (RUS)
W 13–12 		 Zou S (CHN)
L 10–13 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chatchai Butdee Flyweight  Eker (TUR)
W 24–10 		 Ramírez (CUB)
L 10–22 		Did not advance
Sailom Adi Lightweight  Zhailauov (KAZ)
L 12–12+ 		Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Slalom

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hermann Husslein Men's K-1 100.67 19 95.11 17 95.11 19 Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Jutatip Maneephan Women's road race Did not finish

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Nina Ligon Butts Leon Individual 53.90 29 16.00 69.90 22 22.00 91.90 41 Did not advance 91.90 41

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Thailand has qualified 1 judoka

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Teerawat Homklin Men's −100 kg  Naidangiin (MGL)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Thailand has qualified the following boats.

Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Phuttharaksa Neegree Single sculls 7:52.62 4 QF Bye 8:16.50 6 SC/D 8:03.91 3 FC 8:34.11 17

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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Thailand has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Ek Boonsawad RS:X 28 32 27 26 21 32 31 23 DNF 34 EL 254 33
Keerati Bualong Laser 47 48 47 42 44 45 DSQ 37 47 47 EL 404 48
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Napalai Tansai RS:X 24 24 23 23 25 25 18 DSQ 22 22 EL 206 24

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

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Thailand's Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit has ensured a quota place for Thailand in the women's skeet event.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Jakkrit Panichpatikum 50 m pistol 558 14 Did not advance
25 m rapid fire pistol 578 15 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 566 37 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit Skeet 65 11 Did not advance
Tanyaporn Prucksakorn 25 m pistol 586 2 Q 778.4 8
10 m air pistol 383 11 Did not advance
Naphaswan Yangpaiboon 25 m pistol 566 36 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 370 41 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Thai swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[5][6]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nuttapong Ketin 200 m breaststroke 2:16.07 30 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:02.90 34 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Natthanan Junkrajang 200 m freestyle 2:02.49 30 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:16.45 29 — Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Thailand has qualified the following athletes.

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  Mendes (POR)
W 4–3 		 Vacenovská (CZE)
L 1–4 		Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Pen-Ek Karaket has ensured a quota place for Thailand in the men's −58 kg by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament.[7]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Pen-Ek Karaket Men's −58 kg  Lee D-H (KOR)
L 7–8 SDP 		Did not advance  Bayoumi (EGY)
W 6–4 		 Muñoz (COL)
L 4–6 		Did not advance 5
Chanatip Sonkham Women's −49 kg  Kim (RUS)
W 13–0 PTG 		 Yang S-C (TPE)
W 6–0 		 Yagüe (ESP)
L 9–10 		Bye  Zamora (GUA)
W 8–0 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Rangsiya Nisaisom Women's −57 kg  Tseng L-C (TPE)
L 1–4 		Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Thailand has qualified 3 men and 4 women.

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Total Rank Total Rank
Atthaphon Daengchanthuek −69 kg 130 18 170 14 300 16
Chatuphum Chinnawong −77 kg 157 4 191 4 348 4
Pitaya Tibnoke −85 kg 152 14 196 10 348 12
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Total Rank Total Rank
Panida Khamsri −48 kg 81 DNF — — — DNF
Sirivimon Pramongkhol 82 4 109 4 191 4
Pimsiri Sirikaew −58 kg 100 9 136 2 236 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rattikan Gulnoi 100 9 134 3 234 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ Staff (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. ^ IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 4 June 2011
  4. ^ "Quota places by nation and name". International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  6. ^ FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming (PDF), FINA, retrieved 8 June 2011
  7. ^ "Competition Results (Day 1 of World Qualification Tournament on June 30 in Baku, Azerbaijan)". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2011.