Thailand
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competed at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
in
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, Canada. 42 competitors, 39 men and 3 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports.
The country won their first Olympic medal, a bronze for boxing's
Payao Poontarat
Payao Poontarat ( th, พเยาว์ พูนธรัตน์; ; October 18, 1956 – August 13, 2006) was a Thai boxer who, at the age of 18, won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight (-48 kg) category at the 1976 Summer ...
. It became the third Southeast Asian country to win the first Olympic medal after the Philippines (won a bronze for swimming in 1928) and Singapore (won a silver in 1960 in weightlifting). It took 20 years until Thailand won its first gold medal in Atlanta, also in the boxing.
Medalists
Archery
Women's Individual Competition:
* Am. Kaewbaidhoon — 2282 points (→ 18th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
*
Vallop Potaya — 2060 points (→ 35th place)
*
Vichit Suksumpong — 2032 points (→ 36th place)
Athletics
Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay
*
Anat Ratanapol,
Suchart Jairsuraparp,
Somsakdi Boontud, and
Sayan Paratanavong
:* Heat — 40.53s
:* Semi Finals — 40.68s (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Thailand in 1976.
;
Individual road race
*
Panya Singprayool-Dinmuong — did not finish (→ no ranking)
*
Arlee Wararong — did not finish (→ no ranking)
*
Chartchai Juntrat — did not finish (→ no ranking)
*
Prajin Rungrote — did not finish (→ no ranking)
;
Team time trial
*
Sucheep Likittay
*
Chartchai Juntrat
*
Panya Singprayool-Dinmuong
*
Prajin Rungrote
;
Sprint
*
Taworn Tarwan — 24th place
;
1000m time trial
*
Taworn Tarwan — 1:15.136 (→ 27th place)
Diving
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Thailand in 1976.
;
Men's épée
*
Taweewat Hurapan
*
Sneh Chousurin
*
Sutipong Santitevagul
;
Men's team épée
*
Sneh Chousurin,
Taweewat Hurapan,
Sutipong Santitevagul,
Royengyot Srivorapongpant,
Samachai Trangjaroenngarm
;
Men's sabre
*
Taweewat Hurapan
*
Sutipong Santitevagul
*
Royengyot Srivorapongpant
;
Men's team sabre
*
Taweewat Hurapan,
Samachai Trangjaroenngarm,
Sutipong Santitevagul,
Royengyot Srivorapongpant
Judo
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Weightlifting
References
External links
Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
1976 in Thai sport
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