Thongdy Amnouayphone (born 7 November 1976) is a Laotian runner who competed at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in the

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu ...

, being placed 8th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He was the flag bearer of

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

during the

1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics took place in the evening on Friday, July 19 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, United States. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial openi ...

References

1976 births Living people Laotian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Laos Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Laos {{Laos-athletics-bio-stub