Thailand at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

, United States.

Gold

  • Somluck Kamsing
    Somluck Kamsing
    Somluck Kamsing is a Thai boxer. His name is sometimes spelled as Somrak Khamsing.During the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Kamsing lit the torch during the Games' opening ceremony. Kamsing was born in Khon Kaen...

     — Boxing, Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

Bronze

  • Vichairachanon Khadpo
    Vichairachanon Khadpo
    Vichairachanon Khadpo is a Thai boxer. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's bantamweight division, together with Raimkul Malakhbekov of Russia....

     — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

Athletics
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

Men's 4×100 metres Relay
  • Sayan Namwong, Worasit Vechaphut, Kongdech Natenee, and Ekkachai Janthana


Women's 4×100 metres Relay
  • Sunisa Kawrungruang, Kwuanfah Inchareon, Savitree Srichure, and Supaporn Hubson

Boxing
Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
  • Somrot Kamsing
    Somrot Kamsing
    Somrot Kamsing is a retired male boxer from Thailand, who competed for his Asian country at the 1996 Summer Olympics. An older brother of Somluck Kamsing, he was defeated in Atlanta, Georgia in the quarterfinals of the men's light flyweight division by Bulgaria's eventual gold medalist Daniel...

  • First Round — Defeated Yaşar Giritli
    Yaşar Giritli
    Yaşar Giritli is a retired male boxer from Turkey. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There, he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division by Thailand's Somrot Kamsing....

     (Turkey), 19-4
  • Second Round — Defeated Sabin Bornei
    Sabin Bornei
    Sabin Marius Bornei is a professional boxer from Romania, who won a bronze medal in the light flyweight division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark...

     (Romania), 18-7
  • Quarter Finals — Lost to Daniel Petrov
    Daniel Petrov
    Daniel Bozhilov Petrov is a Bulgarian boxer. He won a silver medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 in the category Light Flyweight....

     (Bulgaria), 6-18


Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
  • Parmuansak Phosuvan
  • First Round — Lost to Khaled Falah (Syria), 9-11


Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
  • Vichairachanon Khadpo
    Vichairachanon Khadpo
    Vichairachanon Khadpo is a Thai boxer. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's bantamweight division, together with Raimkul Malakhbekov of Russia....

     → Bronze Medal
  • First Round — Defeated Claude Lambert
    Claude Lambert
    Claude Lambert is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed in the bantamweight Claude Lambert (born February 16, 1969 in Montréal, Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed in the bantamweight Claude Lambert (born February 16, 1969 in Montréal, Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada,...

     (Canada), 12-2
  • Second Round — Defeated Carlos Barreto
    Carlos Barreto
    Carlos Barreto was a bantamweight boxer from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Olympic results:*Defeated Aleksandar Hristov 9-3...

     (Venezuela), 14-6
  • Quarter Finals — Defeated Hicham Nafil (Morocco), 13-4
  • Semi Finals — Lost to István Kovács
    István Kovács
    István Kovács , nicknamed Ko-Ko or sometimes The Cobra is a retired Hungarian boxer. As an amateur he won the bantamweight gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and was a world champion at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships in flyweight and at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships...

     (Hungary), 7-12


Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
  • Somluck Kamsing
    Somluck Kamsing
    Somluck Kamsing is a Thai boxer. His name is sometimes spelled as Somrak Khamsing.During the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Kamsing lit the torch during the Games' opening ceremony. Kamsing was born in Khon Kaen...

     → Gold Medal
  • First Round — Defeated Luis Seda (Puerto Rico), 13-2
  • Second Round — Defeated Phillip Ndou
    Phillip Ndou
    Phillip Ndou is a South African retired professional boxer. He had an excellent knockout percentage, with a record of 31-3 . He was forced into early retirement when he collapsed after a loss to Isaac Hlatshwayo...

     (South Africa), 12-7
  • Quarter Finals — Defeated Ramaz Paliani
    Ramaz Paliani
    Ramaz Paliani |Georgia]]) is a Georgian boxer who has won World and European Championships in the men's featherweight division.He has represented Turkey, Georgia, and Russia in international competitions, including appearances in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games...

     (Russia), 13-4
  • Semi Finals — Defeated Pablo Chacón
    Pablo Chacón
    Julio Pablo Chacón is an Argentine boxer. Nicknamed "El Relámpago", Chacon won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics...

     (Argentina), 20-8
  • Final — Defeated Serafim Todorov
    Serafim Todorov
    Serafim Simeonov Todorov or Gogi Todoridze is a former Bulgarian/Georgian boxer who won the amateur world championship three times...

     (Bulgaria), 8-5


Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
  • Veongviact Phongsit
  • First Round — Defeated Irvin Buhlalu (South Africa), 5-21
  • Second Round — Defeated Jaroslav Konečný (Czech Republic, 6-20
  • Quarter Finals — Lost to Terrance Cauthen
    Terrance Cauthen
    Terrance Davin Cauthen is an American boxer. Nicknamed "Heat", Cauthen won the Lightweight Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Cauthen grew up in Trenton, New Jersey and trained in Philadelphia....

     (United States), 10-14


Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
  • Jangphonak Parkpoom
  • First Round — Lost to Sergly Dzinziruk (Ukraine), 10-20

Diving
Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, from 26 July to 2 August, comprising a total of 121 divers from 40 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...

Men's 3m Springboard
  • Suchat Pichi
  • Preliminary Heat — 257.13 (→ did not advance, 34th place)


Women's 10m Platform
  • Sukrutai Tommaoros
  • Preliminary Heat — 115.44 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Swimming
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...

Men's 400m Freestyle
  • Torlarp Sethsothorn
  • Heat — 3:57.08 (→ did not advance, 19th place)


Men's 1500m Freestyle
  • Torlarp Sethsothorn
  • Heat — 15:40.04 (→ did not advance, 16th place)


Men's 100m Backstroke
  • Dulyarit Phuangthong
  • Heat — 58.32 (→ did not advance, 40th place)


Men's 200m Backstroke
  • Dulyarit Phuangthong
  • Heat — 2:05.26 (→ did not advance, 26th place)


Men's 100m Breaststroke
  • Ratapong Sirisanont
  • Heat — 1:03.81 (→ did not advance, 26th place)


Men's 200m Breaststroke
  • Ratapong Sirisanont
  • Heat — 2:17.32 (→ did not advance, 19th place)


Men's 200m Butterfly
  • Niti Intharapichai
  • Heat — 2:03.88 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)


Men's 200m Individual Medley
  • Ratapong Sirisanont
  • Heat — 2:05.18
  • B-Final — 2:05.02 (→ 15th place)


Men's 400m Individual Medley
  • Ratapong Sirisanont
  • Heat — 4:26.99
  • B-Final — 4:26.35 (→ 12th place)


Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
  • Dulyarit Phuangthong, Ratapong Sirisanont, Niti Intharapichai, and Torlarp Sethsothorn
  • Heat — 3:56.80 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)



Women's 200m Freestyle
  • Ravee Intporn-Udom
  • Heat — 2:05.77 (→ did not advance, 31st place)


Women's 400m Freestyle
  • Ravee Intporn-Udom
  • Heat — 4:21.93 (→ did not advance, 26th place)


Women's 800m Freestyle
  • Ravee Intporn-Udom
  • Heat — 9:01.14 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)


Women's 100m Backstroke
  • Praphalsai Minpraphal
  • Heat — 1:04.61 (→ did not advance, 21st place)


Women's 200m Backstroke
  • Praphalsai Minpraphal
  • Heat — 2:21.82 (→ did not advance, 30th place)


Women's 100m Butterfly
  • Praphalsai Minpraphal
  • Heat — 1:03.35 (→ did not advance, 27th place)


Women's 200m Butterfly
  • Praphalsai Minpraphal
  • Heat — 2:18.19 (→ did not advance, 25th place)


Women's 200m Individual Medley
  • Praphalsai Minpraphal
  • Heat — 2:22.34 (→ did not advance, 34th place)


Women's 400m Individual Medley
  • Praphalsai Minpraphal
  • Heat — 4:58.33 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
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