Thailand at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Thailand competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 42 competitors, 39 men and 3 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports.[1]
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Thailand at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | THA |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Thailand |
Website | www |
in Montreal | |
Competitors | 42 in 11 sports |
Medals Ranked 37th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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The country won their first Olympic medal, a bronze for boxing's Payao Poontarat. 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.