Thailand at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:THA
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Website: 
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:41
Sports:14
Flagbearer Open:Naphaswan Yangpaiboon
Savate Sresthaporn
Flagbearer Close:Sudaporn Seesondee
Rank:59
Gold:1
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto

Thailand competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Since the nation's official debut in 1952, Thai athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support of the US-led boycott.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics1 1 2
Badminton2 5 7
Boxing1 3 4
Canoeing0 1 1
Cycling0 2 2
Equestrian2 1 3
Golf2 2 4
Judo0 1 1
Rowing2 0 2
Sailing1 2 3
Shooting2 4 6
Swimming1 1 2
Table tennis0 2 2
Taekwondo1 1 2
Total 15 26 41

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Thai athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2] [3]

Track & road events
Field events

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Thailand entered seven badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings.[4]

Men
Women
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ratchanok IntanonSingles
W (21–5, 21–10)

W (19–21, 21–18, 21–10)
1 Q
W (21–12, 21–19)

L (21–14, 18–21, 18–21)
Did not advance
Busanan Ongbamrungphan
W (21–4, 21–9)

W (21–16, 21–12)
1 Q
L (15–21, 15–21)
Did not advance
Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
Doubles
L (6–21, 10–21)

L (19–21, 22–24)

L (11–21, 21–16, 17–21)
4Did not advance
Mixed

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Thailand entered five boxers (two men and three women) into the Olympic tournament. 2018 Asian Games and world silver medalist Sudaporn Seesondee (women's lightweight) and teenagers Thitisan Panmot (men's flyweight) and Baison Manikon (women's welterweight), with men's featherweight boxer Chatchai Butdee going to his third consecutive Games, secured the spots on the Thai squad in their respective weight divisions, either by advancing to the semifinal match or by scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[5] Meanwhile, Jutmas Jitpong completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Asia and Oceania in the women's flyweight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Chatchai-decha ButdeeMen's featherweight
W 5–0

W 4–1

L 2–3
Did not advance
Jutamas JitpongWomen's flyweight
W 5–0

W 5–0

L 0–5
Did not advance
Sudaporn SeesondeeWomen's lightweight
W 5–0

W 5–0

W 3–2

L 2–3
Did not advance
Baison ManikonWomen's welterweight
W 4–1

L 0–5
Did not advance

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Sprint

Thailand qualified a single boat (women's C-1 200 m) for the Games by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Pattaya, marking the country's debut in the sporting discipline.[6]

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Road

Thailand entered one rider to compete in the women's Olympic road race, by virtue of her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[7]

BMX

Thailand received one quota spot for women's BMX race at the Olympics, as a result of the UCI BMX Olympic Qualification List.[8] [9]

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Thailand fielded a squad of three equestrian riders for the first time into the Olympic team eventing competition by securing an outright berth as one of two top-ranked nations, not yet qualified, at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic qualifier for Group F and G (Africa, Middle East, Asia and Oceania) in Saumur, France.[10]

Eventing

The Thai eventing team was announced on May 30, 2021.[11]

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Arinadtha ChavatanontBoleybawn PrinceIndividual42.4057EliminatedDid not advance
Weerapat PitakanondaCarnival March38.2051EliminatedDid not advance
Korntawat SamranBonero K32.5027EliminatedDid not advance
Arinadtha Chavatanont
Weerapat Pitakanonda
Korntawat Samran
See aboveTeam113.1014600.00713.1015300.001013.10151013.1015

Golf

See main article: Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Thailand entered four (two male and two female) golfers into the Olympic tournament. Jazz Janewattananond and Gunn Charoenkul qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the men's event. Patty Tavatanakit and Ariya Jutanugarn also qualified for the women's event.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreParRank
Gunn Charoenkulalign=left rowspan=2Men's71717167280−4=45
Jazz Janewattananond64717268275−9=27
Ariya Jutanugarnalign=left rowspan=2Women's77676972285+1=43
Patty Tavatanakit71716968279−5=23

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Thailand entered one female judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[12]

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Thailand qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls for the Games by finishing second at the B-final and securing the last of three berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.

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: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Thai sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas.[13]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Natthaphong PhonoppharatMen's RS:X2424252420242124242424EL25824
Siripon Kaewduang-ngamWomen's RS:X1020101719141615171815EL17117
Kamolwan ChanyimWomen's Laser Radial273236323629363534EL29838
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Thai shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[14]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Isaranuudom PhurihiranphatMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol57020Did not advance
Savate SresthapornMen's trap12112Did not advance
Isarapa Imprasertsukalign=left rowspan=2Women's skeet120 (+6)4 Q364
Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit11811Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Tanyaporn PrucksakornWomen's 10 m air pistol57022Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol58310Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Naphaswan YangpaiboonWomen's 10 m air pistol56039Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol58017Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification. Thailand received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[15]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Navaphat WongcharoenMen's 100 m butterfly54.3650Did not advance
Men's 200 m butterfly2:01.4336Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Jenjira Srisa-ArdWomen's 50 m freestyle25.9737Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle57.4242Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Thailand entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Suthasini Sawettabut scored a repechage play-off victory to book the last of the five available places in the women's singles at the 2021 ITTF World Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar.[16] Orawan Paranang topped the field of table tennis players from Southeast Asia in the round robin at the Asian Qualification Tournament, thereby joining Sawettabut on the country's roster for her maiden Games.[17]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Orawan Paranangalign=left rowspan=2Women's singles
W 4–0

W 4–2

L 2–4
Did not advance
Suthasini Sawettabut
W 4–0

W 4–1

L 0–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Thailand entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 bronze medalist Panipak Wongpattanakit qualified directly for the women's flyweight category (49 kg) by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings. On the men's side, Ramnarong Sawekwiharee scored a semifinal victory in the flyweight category (58 kg) to book the remaining spot on the Thai taekwondo squad at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[18]

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ramnarong SawekwihareeMen's −58 kg
W 23–7

L 17–37
Did not advance
L 22–43
Did not advance7
Panipak WongpattanakitWomen's −49 kg
W 29–5

W 20–11

W 34–12

W 11–10

References


Notes and References

  1. News: Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. 28 March 2020. Olympics. 24 March 2020.
  2. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 8 April 2019.
  3. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards. IAAF. 8 April 2019. 8 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408160334/https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Thanaboonchai . Disayaut . เมย์ รัชนก อยู่ร่วมกลุ่มนักตบลูกขนไก่มาเลเซียและฮังการี สรุปผลจับสลากแบ่งกลุ่มแบดมินตัน โตเกียวโอลิมปิก . May Ratchanok is in a group of Malaysian and Hungarian shuttlers. Summary of badminton group draw results of Tokyo Olympics . The Standard . 9 July 2021 . 10 July 2021 . th . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709004820/https://thestandard.co/may-ratchanok-badminton-group-tokyo-olympics-2020/ . 9 July 2021.
  5. News: Boxing Olympic Qualification: The Key Takeaways From Amman. Olympic Channel. 12 March 2020. 12 March 2020.
  6. News: Thailand set for Olympic canoe sprint debut. International Canoe Federation. 6 May 2021. 6 May 2021.
  7. News: Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. UCI. 18 November 2019. 23 November 2019.
  8. News: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - BMX Racing - Olympic Qualification Men Ranking - Final - As of 01.06.2021. UCI. 1 June 2021. 2 June 2021.
  9. News: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - BMX Racing - Olympic Qualification Women Ranking - Final - As of 01.06.2021. UCI. 1 June 2021. 2 June 2021.
  10. News: Daniel. Etchells. China, Poland and Thailand secure Tokyo 2020 eventing team slots. Inside the Games. 26 May 2019. 27 May 2019.
  11. Web site: Thai Event Equestrian Athletes Confirm Tickets for "Team" Olympics in the Land of the Rising Sun . th . Thailand Equestrian Federation . 30 May 2021 . 2 June 2021.
  12. https://www.ijf.org/wrl_olympic International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
  13. News: Dane, Belgium win Laser Radial Worlds. Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 24 July 2019. 27 July 2019.
  14. Web site: Quota Places by Nation and Number. 1 January 2018. www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 2 September 2018.
  15. Web site: Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24. Swimming World Magazine. 16 July 2021.
  16. News: Marshall, Ian. Suthasini Sawettabut maintains nerve, makes Tokyo reservation. 18 March 2021. International Table Tennis Federation. 17 March 2021.
  17. News: Daish, Simon. Markhabo Magdieva edges thriller to squeeze through. 20 March 2021. International Table Tennis Federation. 19 March 2021.
  18. News: Asian Qualification Tournament concludes with Olympic places for seven countries. World Taekwondo. 22 May 2021. 23 May 2021.