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competed in the

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for the first time at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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.Official Olympic Reports
/ref> It sent a delegation of eleven athletes, who competed only in the men's track-and-field event. The eight competitors (with three substitutes in addition) were: Adul Wanasatith, Boonterm Pakpuang,

Arun Sankosik Arun Sankosik ( th, อรุณ แสนโกศิก; 8 May 1925 – before 2007) was a Thai athlete and sports coach. He was best known as a rugby player, playing several international events with the Thai national team and becoming it ...

Pongummart Ummarttayakul Pongummart Ummarttayakul ( th, พงษ์อำมาตย์ อมาตยกุล; born 14 April 1934) is a Thai police general. He served as deputy commissioner-general of the Royal Thai Police and briefly as acting commissioner-general ...

, Sompop Svadanandana, Boonpak Kwancharoen, Satid Leangtanom, and

Kamtorn Sanidwong Kamtorn Sanidwong na Ayudhya ( th, กำธร สนิทวงศ์ ณ อยุธยา, 6 September 1925 – 22 November 2000) was a Thai music educator. He pioneered the introduction of Western art music (classical music) education in ...

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Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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