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Thailand at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
THA

Flag bearer
  
Paradorn Srichaphan

Competitors
  
42 in 13 sports

Thailand at the 2004 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
National Olympic Committee of Thailand

Website
  
www.olympicthai.or.th (Thai) (English)

Medals Ranked 25th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 1 4 8

Thailand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.

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The National Olympic Committee of Thailand sent a total of 42 athletes to the Games, 24 men and 18 women, to compete in 13 sports; the nation's team size was roughly smaller from Sydney by ten athletes. Fourteen of them had previously competed in Sydney, including featherweight boxer and 1996 Olympic champion Somluck Kamsing, and Asia's top tennis star Paradorn Srichaphan, who was later appointed by the committee to carry the Thai flag in the opening ceremony. Along with Kamsing, US-based swimmer Ratapong Sirisanont and badminton player Pramote Teerawiwatana became the first Thai athletes to compete in four Olympic Games. Among the sports played by athletes at these Games, Thailand marked its debut in equestrian and taekwondo.

Thailand left Athens with a total of eight medals (three golds, one silver, and four bronze), setting a historic milestone as the nation's most successful Games in Olympic history. Thai athletes continued to dominate in boxing and weightlifting, where they each won more than two Olympic medals, including a prestigious gold from Manus Boonjumnong in light welterweight boxing, and Udomporn Polsak, and Pawina Thongsuk in women's weightlifting.

Athletics

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).

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
    • Women
    Track & road events
    Field events

    Badminton

    Men
    Women
    Mixed

    Boxing

    Thailand sent six boxers to Athens.

    Fencing

    Men

    Rowing

    Thai rowers 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; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    Thai sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

    Men

    M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

    Shooting

    Two Thai shooters qualified to compete in the following events:

    Men

    Swimming

    Thai swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

    Men
    Women

    Table tennis

    Thailand has qualified a single table tennis player.

    Taekwondo

    Four Thai taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

    Tennis

    Thailand nominated a male and a female tennis player to compete in the tournament.

    Weightlifting

    Five Thai weightlifters qualified for the following events:

    References

    Thailand at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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