Thailand at the 2016 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:	THA
Npcname:	Paralympic Committee of Thailand
Games:	Summer Paralympics
Year:	2016
Website:
Location:	Rio de Janeiro
Competitors:	45
Sports:	10
Rank:	23
Gold:	6
Silver:	6
Bronze:	6
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1984

Thailand competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

Competitors

width=140	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Archery	2	1	3
Athletics	11	2	13
Boccia	5	2	7
Judo	0	1	1
Powerlifting	1	1	2
Shooting	3	2	5
Swimming	3	1	4
Table Tennis	4	3	7
Wheelchair Fencing	0	1	1
Wheelchair Tennis	1	1	2
Total	30	15	45

Disability classifications

See main article: Disability sport classification. Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.^{[1] [2]} Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.^[3]

Medallists

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Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Archery	0	1	0	1
Athletics	4	3	2	9
Boccia	2	1	2	5
Table tennis	0	0	2	2
Wheelchair fencing	0	1	0	1
Total	6	6	6	18

Medals by day
Day	Date				Total
1	8 September	0	0	0	0
2	9 September	0	1	0	1
3	10 September	0	0	0	0
4	11 September	2	0	1	3
5	12 September	1	0	1	2
6	13 September	1	2	1	4
7	14 September	0	0	0	0
8	15 September	1	1	1	3
9	16 September	1	1	2	4
10	17 September	0	1	0	1
11	18 September	0	0	0	0
	Total	6	6	6	18

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Thailand qualified one archer for the Rio Games following their performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. Wasana Khuthawisap earned the spot after making the round of sixteen in the recurve women's open event.^[4]

Individual

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Methasin Chailinfa	Men's individual compound open	646	25	L 135−139	Did not advance
Hanreuchai Netsiri	Men's individual recurve open	633	2	W 6−2	W 7−1	W 6−0	W 6−0	L 2−5
Wasana Khuthawisap	Women's individual recurve open	584	13	W 6−4	L 0−6	Did not advance

Team

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Track

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Suphachai Songphinit Guide : Wanchai Khaodee	400 m T11	53.91	3	Did not advance
align=left rowspan="3"		100 m T52	19.18	5	Did not advance
400 m T52	1:03.03	4 q	1:03.27	5
1500 m T52	3:53.96
align=left rowspan="3"	Pichet Krungget	100 m T53	15.83	5	Did not advance
400 m T53			Did not advance
800 m T53			Did not advance
align=left rowspan="3"		100 m T53	14.56 PR	1 Q	14.80
400 m T53	48.38	1 Q	47.91
800 m T53	1:37.45	1 Q	1:40.78
align=left rowspan="2"	Ekkachai Janthon	100 m T54	15.29	5	Did not advance
400 m T54	51.15	6	Did not advance
align=left rowspan="4"	Saichon Konjen	100 m T54	14.44	3 q	14.28	4
400 m T54	47.01	4 q	47.66	7
800 m T54	1:38.43	1 Q	1:34.74
1500 m T54	3:05.22	1 Q	3:00.86
align=left rowspan="4"		800 m T54	1:38.25	5	Did not advance
1500 m T54	3:06.54	1 Q	3:00.62
5000 m T54	10:20.34	2 Q	11:01.71
Marathon T54	1:30:09	5
align=left rowspan="4"	Rawat Tana	800 m T54	1:37.34	6	Did not advance
1500 m T54	3:06.24	1 Q
5000 m T54	10:36.61	2 Q	11:02.72	6
Marathon T54	1:30:17	13
Khajonsak Thamsopon	5000 m T54	10:21.40	5 q	11:02.80	7
Saichon Konjen Rawat Tana Pongsakorn Paeyo Prawat Wahoram	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.37	1 Q	3:07.73

Field

Athlete	Events	Result	Rank
Angkarn Chanaboon	High jump T45−47	1.96	4
Sakchai Yimbanchang	Javelin throw F56−57	42.00	6

Women

Track

Field

Boccia

See main article: Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Thailand qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport at the Hong Kong hosted 2015 BISFed Asia and Oceania Boccia Team and Pairs Championships in the BC1/BC2 Team event. They claimed gold ahead of silver medalist South Korea and bronze medalists Japan. They were the only team in round robin play that won every game, with China, Japan and South Korea all winning 3 games and losing 2 games. Their placing was based point difference. The team included Pattaya Tadtong, Witsanu Huadpradit, Watcharaphon Vongsa, and Worawut Saengampa. They entered the qualifying event as the top seeded team in Asia, ranked third in the world. China was the next highest ranked at ninth in the world, and were the second seed in this category.^{[5] [6]}

Individual

Athlete	Event	Pool matches				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Pattaya Tadtong	Individual BC1	W 18−0	W 6−2	W 8−1	1 Q	L 4−4*	Did not advance
Watcharaphon Vongsa	align=left rowspan="2"	Individual BC2	W 12−2	W 8−1		1 Q	W 6−1	W 6−1	W 5−4
Worawut Saengampa	W 10−0	W 7−4		1 Q	W 12−1	W 10−1	L 4−5
Pornchok Larpyen	Individual BC4	W 3−1	W 5−0	W 5−2	1 Q	W 3−2	L 7−4	W 8−1

Pairs and teams

Athlete	Event	Pool matches				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Pattaya Tadtong Watcharaphon Vongsa Worawut Saengampa Subin Tipmanee	Team BC1–2	W 16−1	W 11−4		1 Q	W 11−0	W 14−1	W 9−4
Chaloemphon Tanbut Pornchok Larpyen Nuanchan Phonsila	Pairs BC4	W 6−2	W 4−2	W 7−3	1 Q		L 6−1	W 3−2

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Powerlifting

See main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Athlete	Event	Total lifted	Rank
Narong Kasanun	Men's 59 kg	165	4
Arawan Bootpo	Women's 73 kg	105	4

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, Somporn Muangsiri earned a qualifying spot for their country in the P2- Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event. Bordin Sornsriwichai earned a second spot for Thailand in the P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event. As no woman met the qualifying criteria in the R6- Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 event, the spot was re-allocated to R3 – Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1. Chutima Saenlar claimed this spot for Thailand. Atidet Intanon claimed the country's third spot at this competition based on their performance in the R7- Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.^{[7] [8]}

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
align=left rowspan="2"	Bordin Sornsriwichai	Men's 10 m air pistol SH1	559.0	10	Did not advance
Mixed 50 m pistol SH1	502.0	28	Did not advance
align=left rowspan="4"	Atidet Intanon	Men's 10 m air rifle standing SH1	597.0	20	Did not advance
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1	1132.0	15	Did not advance
Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1	628.2	23	Did not advance
Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH1	610.8	17	Did not advance
align=left rowspan="2"	Chatchai Senachan	Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2	624.0	20	Did not advance
Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2	631.9	15	Did not advance
Somporn Muangsiri	Women's 10 m air pistol SH1	356.0	17	Did not advance
align=left rowspan="3"	Chutima Saenlar	Women's 10 m air rifle standing SH1	402.0	10	Did not advance
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1	551.0	11	Did not advance
Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1	630.0	16	Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Events	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan="3"	Somchai Doungkaew	50 m breaststroke SB2	56.69	5 Q	56.52	5
50 m backstroke S4	55.21	10	Did not advance
150 m Individual Medley SM3	3:02.73	5 Q	3:06.25	5
align=left rowspan="2"	Charkorn Kaewsri	50 m breaststroke SB2	1:12.34	9	Did not advance
150 m Individual Medley SM3	3:54.96	9	Did not advance
Panom Lagsanaprim	100 m breaststroke SB11	1:27.90	9	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan="4"	Anchaya Ketkeaw	50 m freestyle S9	31.01	13	Did not advance
100 m freestyle S9	1:08.34	16	Did not advance
100 m butterfly S9	1:17.30	18	Did not advance
100 m backstroke S9	1:21.66	15	Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Anurak Laowong	align=left rowspan="2"	Singles C3	L (4–11, 5–11, 3–11)	W (11–8, 8–11, 11–7, 11–6)	2 Q	L (8–11, 6–11, 10–12)	Did not advance
Yuttajak Glinbancheun	L (5–11, 8–11, 5–11)	W (11–8, 11–6, 11–6)	2 Q	L (6–11, 7–11, 11–6, 8–11)	Did not advance
Wanchai Chaiwut	Singles C4	L (6–11, 11–8, 11–9, 7–11, 2–11)	W (11–2, 11–9, 14–9)	2 Q	L (6–11, 4–11, 11–8, 5–11)	Did not advance
Rungroj Thainiyom	Singles C6	W (11–5, 11–6, 11–4)	W (11–8, 11–5, 14–12)	1 Q		W (11–7, 11–9, 4−11, 9−11, 11–7)	L (3–11, 9–11, 12−10, 3–11)	W (11–4, 11–4, 11–4)

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Chilchitparyak Bootwansirina	Singles C1–2	L (11−9, 9–11, 7–11, 6–11)	W (11−6, 9–11, 11–8, 11–4)	2 Q		W (11−9, 11–3, 11–13, 11–7)	L (4–11, 7–11, 7–11)	L (10–12, 0–11, 9–11)	4
Dararat Asayut	Singles C3	L (6–11, 4–11, 7–11)	L (9–11, 9–11, 6–11)	3	Did not advance
Wijittra Jaion	Singles C4	W (8–11, 17–15, 2–11, 12–10, 11–7)	W (9–11, 11–6, 11–2, 9–11, 12–10)	1 Q		L (11−2, 8–11, 7–11, 7–11)	Did not advance

Teams

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Anurak Laowong Yuttajak Glinbancheun	Men's team C3		W (3–1, 2−3, 3−1)	L (1–3, 0−3)	W (3–2, 3−0)
	Women's team C1–3		L (1–3, 0−3)	Did not advance

Wheelchair fencing

See main article: Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final /
		Opposition	Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Saysunee Jana	Women's individual épée B		L 4−5	2 Q	W 15−5	W 15−5	L 10−15
			W 5−1
			W 5−3
			W 5−2
			L 2−5

Wheelchair tennis

See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The first place the country qualified was for one athlete in wheelchair tennis.^[9] Sakhorn Khanthasit was named via the standard qualification process, and goes into Rio as the 2014 Para Asian Games women's singles champion. Suthi Khlongrua earned a slot in Rio in the men's singles event via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place^[10]

Athlete (seed)	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Suthi Khlongrua	Men's singles	L (5–7, 0–6)	Did not advance
Sakhorn Khanthasit	Women's singles		L (2–6, 3–6)	Did not advance

See also

• Thailand at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paralympics categories explained . . 3 September 2008 . 25 December 2015.
2. News: Making sense of the categories . . 6 October 2000 . 25 December 2015.
3. News: A-Z of Paralympic classification . . 28 August 2008 . 25 December 2015.
4. Web site: DONAUESCHINGEN AWARDS 82 RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC QUOTA PLACES . World Archery Federation. 24 December 2015. 26 August 2015.
5. Web site: Boccia Qualification System . International Paralympic Committee . 24 December 2015 . 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151225042636/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/all/iframe/infograficos/paralimpicos/bocha/pdf/boccia-paralympics.pdf . 25 December 2015 .
6. Web site: 2015 BISFed Asia and Oceania Boccia Team and Pairs Championships. BisFed. 24 December 2015. 2015.
7. Web site: Shooting Qualification . International Paralympic Committee . 25 December 2015 . 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151225204927/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/all/iframe/infograficos/paralimpicos/tiro-esportivo/pdf/shooting-paralympics.pdf . 25 December 2015 .
8. Web site: 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia Official Results Book . International Paralympic Committee. 26 December 2015. 20 September 2015.
9. Web site: Five more Rio 2016 Paralympic Games places confirmed as Asian Para Games nears end . Rio 2016 . 24 October 2014 . 26 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141031070433/http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/five-more-rio-2016-paralympic-games-places-confirmed-as-asian-para-games-nears-end . 31 October 2014 .
10. Web site: ITF announces singles entries for Rio 2016 Paralympics. June 24, 2016. ITF Tennis. August 24, 2016.