Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Many athletes from Thailand came together to compete in many different sports. The Olympics is a special event where countries all around the world meet to see who is the best at various games and activities. For Thailand, this was a chance to show their skills and represent their country on a big stage.

Medalists

Further information: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Somjit Jongjohor	Boxing	Flyweight	August 23
Gold	Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg	August 10
Silver	Buttree Puedpong	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg	August 20
Silver	Manus Boonjumnong	Boxing	Light welterweight	August 23
Bronze	Pensiri Laosirikul	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg	August 9
Bronze	Wandee Kameaim	Weightlifting	Women's 58 kg	August 11

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand sent athletes to compete in running and walking events on the track, as well as in field events like throwing and jumping. The athletes also took part in a heptathlon, which is a competition with seven different track and field tests.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Siriroj Darasuriyong Sompote Suwannarangsri Sittichai Suwonprateep Wachara Sondee	4 × 100 m relay	39.40	5	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jutamass Tawoncharoen	100 m	11.82	8	Did not advance
Sangwan Jaksunin Oranut Klomdee Nongnuch Sanrat Jutamass Tawoncharoen	4 × 100 m relay	44.38	5	—N/a				Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Noengrothai Chaipetch	High jump	1.80	29	Did not advance
Buoban Pamang	Javelin throw	56.35	28	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Wassana Winatho	Result	13.93	1.68	DNS	—	—	—	—	DNF
Wassana Winatho	Points	988	830	0	—	—	—	—	DNF

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand sent players to compete in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The event featured exciting matches where athletes showed their skills in this fast-paced sport.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Boonsak Ponsana	Men's singles	Bye	Kuncoro (INA) L (16–21, 14–21)	Did not advance
Salakjit Ponsana	Women's singles	Bye	Zhang N (CHN) L (23–21, 17–21, 7–21)	Did not advance
Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	Mixed doubles	—N/a		Beres / Loker (CAN) W (21–9, 21–9)	Widianto / Natsir (INA) L (13–21, 19–21)	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand had eight boxers compete in the Olympic boxing event. Five of them got their spots by finishing in the top eight at the 2007 World Championships. The other three, Petchkoom, Manus Boonjumnong, and Chomphuphuang, earned their places at the first Asian qualifier.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Amnat Ruanroeng	Light flyweight	Willie (PNG) W 14–2	Montero (DOM) W 7–3	Serdamba (MGL) L 2–5	Did not advance
Somjit Jongjohor	Flyweight	Valenzuela (GUA) W 6–1	Mammadov (AZE) W 10–2	Yunusov (TJK) W 8–1	Picardi (ITA) W 7–1	Laffita (CUB) W 8–2
Worapoj Petchkoom	Bantamweight	Bye	Parrinello (ITA) W 12:1	León (CUB) L 2–10	Did not advance
Sailom Adi	Featherweight	Bye	Chadi (ALG) L 6–7	Did not advance
Pichai Sayotha	Lightweight	Bye	Baik J-S (KOR) L 4–10	Did not advance
Manus Boonjumnong	Light welterweight	Bye	Kawachi (JPN) W 8–1	Sapiyev (KAZ) W 7–5	Iglesias (CUB) W 10–5	Díaz (DOM) L 4–12
Non Boonjumnong	Welterweight	Bye	Abdin (EGY) L 10–11	Did not advance
Angkhan Chomphuphuang	Middleweight	Cho D-J (KOR) W 9–3	Kumar (IND) L 3–13	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand had cyclists compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. They took part in events on the roads and tracks.

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Chanpeng Nontasin	Women's road race	3:51:51	61

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand had athletes competing in the fencing events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nontapat Panchan	Individual foil	—N/a	Mocek (POL) L 7–15	Did not advance
Wiradech Kothny	Individual sabre	Bye	Zhong M (CHN) L 7–15	Did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand had sailors compete in the sailing events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. There were races for both men and women.

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

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	19	15	28	25	19	24	33	20	27	26	EL	203	25

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Napalai Tansai	RS:X	16	17	18	24	8	22	19	23	23	23	EL	169	20

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand sent athletes to compete in shooting events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The events included both men’s and women’s competitions.

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jakkrit Panichpatikum	10 m air pistol	581	7 Q	679.0	7
Jakkrit Panichpatikum	50 m pistol	549	30	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Thanyalak Chotphibunsin	10 m air rifle	388	40	Did not advance
Thanyalak Chotphibunsin	50 m rifle 3 positions	569	35	Did not advance
Sasithorn Hongprasert	10 m air rifle	390	36	Did not advance
Sasithorn Hongprasert	50 m rifle 3 positions	565	41	Did not advance
Tanyaporn Prucksakorn	10 m air pistol	380	20	Did not advance
Tanyaporn Prucksakorn	25 m pistol	582	8 Q	777.7	7
Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit	Skeet	71	2 Q	92	5

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand had female athletes competing in swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Natthanan Junkrajang	100 m freestyle	56.56	39	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:02.88	38	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	DNS		—N/a		Did not advance
Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn	400 m individual medley	5:02.18	37	—N/a		Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand had athletes compete in table tennis during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The event brought together players from many countries to see who could skill win.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nanthana Komwong	Women's singles	Bye	Lian Q (DOM) W 4–1	Fukuoka (JPN) L 0–4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand took part in the taekwondo events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Athletes from Thailand competed in this exciting sport, showcasing their skills and strength.

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
Chutchawal Khawlaor	Men's −58 kg	Ogoudjobi (BEN) W 4–2	Carneli (AUS) W 2–0	Pérez (MEX) L 1–3	Bye	Chu M-Y (TPE) L 2–4	Did not advance	5
Buttree Puedpong	Women's −49 kg	Montejo (CUB) W 1–0	Tran (VIE) W 2–1	Contreras (VEN) W 2–2 SUP	Bye		Wu Jy (CHN) L (−1)–1
Chonnapas Premwaew	Women's −57 kg	López (USA) L 0–2	Did not advance					11

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand had athletes compete in tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The event took place between August 8 and August 24, 2008.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Tamarine Tanasugarn	Women's singles	Arvidsson (SWE) L 2–6, 1–6	Did not advance					33

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thailand sent athletes to compete in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The men and women each had their own events.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Pongsak Maneetong	−56 kg	116	10	142	10	258	10
Phaisan Hansawong	−62 kg	132	7	162	5	294	5
Sitthisak Suphalak	−69 kg	147	5	171	11	318	8

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Pramsiri Bunphithak	−48 kg	84	DNF	—	—	—	DNF
Pensiri Laosirikul	−48 kg	85	4	110	4	195
Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon	−53 kg	95	1	126 OR	1	221 OR
Wandee Kameaim	−58 kg	98	3	128	4	226