History

Thailand made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1952 and has competed ever since, with the exception of 1980 where it participated in the United States led boycott. The nation sends a medium size team with around 40 athletes competing in various sports.

Thailand won its first medal in 1976 and has medaled at least once in all subsequent Olympics it has participated in. In total, the nation has won 32 medals across 3 sports; 14 in boxing, 13 in weightlifting and 5 in taekwondo. The most successful athletes are boxer Manus Boonjumnong and weightlifter Pimsiri Sirikaew whom both won two medals each. Boonjumnong won gold and silver in the men’s light welterweight in 2004 and 2008 respectively. Sirikaew won two silver medals in the women’s -58kg at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. In 2016 Thailand won a total of six medals.

Qualified Quotas

Athletics

Men’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s 10000m	Kieran Tuntivate

Badminton

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Singles	Kantaphon Wangcharoen	Kantaphon Wangcharoen
Women’s Singles	Ratchanok Intanon	Ratchanok Intanon
	Busanan Ongbamrungphan	Busanan Ongbamrungphan
Women’s Doubles	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai
Mixed Doubles	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai

Boxing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Flyweight	Thitisan Panmot	Thitisan Panmot
Men’s Featherweight	Chatchai-decha Butdee	Chatchai-decha Butdee
Women’s Flyweight	Jutamas Jitpong	Jutamas Jitpong
Women’s Lightweight	Sudaporn Seesondee	Sudaporn Seesondee
Women’s Welterweight	Baison Manikon	Baison Manikon

Canoeing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s C1 200m	Orasa Thiangkathok	Orasa Thiangkathok

Cycling

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s BMX Race	Qualified Via Rankings	Chutikan Kitwanitsathian
Women’s Road Race	Jutatip Maneephan	Jutatip Maneephan

Equestrian

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Individual Eventing	From Team Quota	Arinadtha Chavatanont Horse: Boleybawn Prince
	From Team Quota	Korntawat Samran Horse: Bonero K
	From Team Quota	Weerapat Pitakanonda Horse: Carnival March
Team Eventing	Arinadtha Chavatanont Horse: Boleybawn Prince Korntawat Samran Horse: Luminous Weerapat Pitakanonda Horse: Chateau De Versailles M Supanut Wannakool Horse: Tzar of Her Dreams	Arinadtha Chavatanont Horse: Boleybawn Prince Korntawat Samran Horse: Bonero K Weerapat Pitakanonda Horse: Carnival March

Golf

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Individual	Jazz Janewattananond	Jazz Janewattananond
	Gunn Charoenkul	Gunn Charoenkul
Women’s Individual	Patty Tavatanakit	Patty Tavatanakit
	Ariya Jutanugarn	Ariya Jutanugarn

Judo

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s -52kg	Kachakom Warasiha	Kachakom Warasiha

Rowing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls	Siwakorn Wongpin Nawamin Deenoi	Siwakorn Wongpin Nawamin Deenoi

Sailing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s RS:X	Natthapong Phonoppharat	Natthapong Phonoppharat
Women’s RS:X	Siripon Kaewduang-Ngam	Siripon Kaewduang-Ngam
Women’s Laser Radial	Kamolwan Chanyim	Kamolwan Chanyim

Shooting

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol	Isaranuudom Phurihiranphat	Isaranuudom Phurihiranphat
Women’s 25m Pistol	Naphaswan Yangpaiboon	Naphaswan Yangpaiboon
	Tanyaporn Prucksakorn	Tanyaporn Prucksakorn
Women’s 10m Air Pistol	Double Starter	Naphaswan Yangpaiboon
	Double Starter	Tanyaporn Prucksakorn
Men’s Trap	Savate Sresthaporn	Savate Sresthaporn
Women’s Skeet	Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit	Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit
	Isarapa Imprasertsuk	Isarapa Imprasertsuk

Table Tennis

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s Singles (1) (2)	Suthasini Sawettabut	Suthasini Sawettabut
	Orawan Paranang	Orawan Paranang

Taekwondo

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s -58kg	Ramnarong Sawekwiharee	Ramnarong Sawekwiharee
Women’s -49kg	Panipak Wongpattanakit	Panipak Wongpattanakit