Thailand at the 1976 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:THA
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1976
Website: 
Location:Montreal
Competitors:42
Sports:11
Rank:37
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto

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.

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Payao PoontaratMen's Light Flyweight
W 4–1

W 3–2

W 4–1

L RSC–2
Did not advance
Somchai PutapibarnMen's Flyweight
L 0–5
Did not advance

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Six cyclists represented Thailand in 1976.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Five fencers, all men, represented Thailand in 1976.

Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thailand at the 1976 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417052336/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/THA/summer/1976/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 12 April 2015 . sports-reference.com.