Thailand at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	THA
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2012
Website:
Location:	London
Competitors:	37
Sports:	15
Flagbearer:	Nuttapong Ketin (opening)^[1] Kaeo Pongprayoon (closing)
Rank:	57
Gold:	0
Silver:	2
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto

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.

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Thailand has qualified one male archer.

Athletics

See main article: article and 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]

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

Women

Badminton

See main article: article and Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final /
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Boonsak Ponsana	Men's singles	L 12–21, 17–21	2	Did not advance
Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit	Men's doubles	W 21–15, 21–14	W 21–0, 21–0	W 21–11, 21–16	1 Q		L 16–21, 18–21	Did not advance
Ratchanok Inthanon	Women's singles	W 21–12, 21–6	W 21–13, 21–5		1 Q	W 21–16, 21–15	L 21–17, 18–21, 14–21	Did not advance
Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam	Mixed doubles	L 19–21, 12–21	W 21–1, 21–15	W 21–15, 21–16	2 Q		L 15–21, 13–21	Did not advance

Boxing

See main article: article and 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
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kaeo Pongprayoon	Light flyweight	W 19–11	W 10–6	W 16–10	W 13–12	L 10–13
Chatchai Butdee	Flyweight	W 24–10	L 10–22	Did not advance
Sailom Adi	Lightweight	L 12–12⁺	Did not advance

Canoeing

See main article: article and Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Slalom

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Road

Equestrian

See main article: article and Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Eventing

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Thailand has qualified 1 judoka

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Thailand has qualified the following boats.

Women

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

See main article: article and 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
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
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

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

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Thailand's Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit has ensured a quota place for Thailand in the women's skeet event.^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=3	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
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit	Skeet	65	11	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Tanyaporn Prucksakorn	25 m pistol	586	2 Q	778.4	8
10 m air pistol	383	11	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Naphaswan Yangpaiboon	25 m pistol	566	36	Did not advance
10 m air pistol	370	41	Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: article and 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)):^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	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
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Natthanan Junkrajang	200 m freestyle	2:02.49	30	Did not advance
400 m freestyle	4:16.45	29	Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Thailand has qualified the following athletes.

Taekwondo

See main article: article and 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.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Pen-Ek Karaket	Men's −58 kg	L 7–8	Did not advance		W 6–4	L 4–6	Did not advance	5
Chanatip Sonkham	Women's −49 kg	W 13–0	W 6–0	L 9–10		W 8–0	Did not advance
Rangsiya Nisaisom	Women's −57 kg	L 1–4	Did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Thailand has qualified 3 men and 4 women.

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Total	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
	−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
Athlete	Event	Total	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Panida Khamsri	align=left rowspan=2	−48 kg	81		—	—	—
Sirivimon Pramongkhol	82	4	109	4	191	4
Pimsiri Sirikaew	align=left rowspan=2	−58 kg	100	9	136	2	236
Rattikan Gulnoi	100	9	134	3	234

Notes and References

News: Staff . London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers . 15 June 2012. . 27 July 2012.
Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 4 June 2011.
Web site: Quota places by nation and name. . 28 April 2011 . . 5 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140405211236/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx . dead .
Web site: Swimming World Rankings. FINA. 8 June 2011.
Web site: Competition Results (Day 1 of World Qualification Tournament on June 30 in Baku, Azerbaijan) . 3 July 2011 . World Taekwondo Federation.