1956 Summer Olympics / Participant (Thailand)
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Thailand took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia with a delegation of 35 male athletes in 14 competitions in five sports.
It was the country's second participation in the Summer Olympics .
The youngest athlete was the sprinter Manum Bumroongpruck (20 years and 236 days), the oldest athlete was the sailor Prinz Bira (42 years and 135 days).
Participants by sport
basketball
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Results
- Main round: Group A, three points, 123: 226 points, fourth place, not qualified for the quarter-finals
- 55:94 (24:34 at halftime) defeat against the Philippines
- Top scorer: Mongkol Ounalulom (18 points)
- 29: 101 (12:54) defeat against the United States of America
- Top scorer: Kirindr Chatvalwong (ten points)
- 50:70 (20:35) defeat against Japan
- Top scorer: Kuang Saitang (21 points)
- 55:94 (24:34 at halftime) defeat against the Philippines
- Play for places nine to 15: group one, three points, 150: 214 points, fourth place
- 48:87 (23:48) defeat against Australia
- Top scorer: Suragit Rukpanich (17 points)
- 50:62 (26:29) loss to Singapore
- Top scorer: Mongkol Ounalulom (twelve points)
- 52:65 (31:35) defeat against the Republic of China
- Top scorer: Mongkol Ounalulom (16 points)
- 48:87 (23:48) defeat against Australia
- Games for 13th to 15th place
- 47:61 (28:33) defeat against South Korea
- Top scorer: Mongkol Ounalulom (14 points)
- 47:61 (28:33) defeat against South Korea
- Rank 15
- Main round: Group A, three points, 123: 226 points, fourth place, not qualified for the quarter-finals
- Squad
Boxing
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Sub Chundakowsolya
- lightweight
- Ninth place
- Round one: BYE
- Round two: loss to Ed Beattie from Canada on points
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Vichai Limcharern
- Bantamweight
- Ninth place
- Round one: BYE
- Round two: Losing to Carmelo Tomaselli from Argentina on points
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Phachon Muangson
- Flyweight
- Round one: BYE
- Round two: loss to Kenji Yonekura from Japan on points
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Chune Pattapongse
- Light welterweight
- Rank 17
- Round one: defeat against Antonio Marcilla from Argentina by technical knockout in the first round
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Nontaslip Thayansilp
- Featherweight
- Ninth place
- Round one: BYE
- Round two: loss to André de Souza from France on points
Soccer
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Results
- Round of 16: 9-0 defeat against Great Britain
- Ninth place
- Squad
athletics
4 × 100 meter run
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Results
- Round one: eliminated in run two (fourth place), 44.2 seconds (hand-stopped), 44.37 seconds (automatically stopped)
- Season
singles
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Manum Bumroongpruck
- 200 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in run three (sixth place), 23.4 seconds (hand-stopped), 24.59 seconds (automatically stopped)
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Phol Jaiswang
- 800 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in round two (ninth place), no time
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Montri Srinaka
- 200 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in round eleven (sixth place), 23.88 seconds (automatically stopped)
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Somnuek Srisombati
- 1,500 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in run two (15th place), 4: 30.0 minutes (hand-stopped)
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Somsakdi Tongaram
- 400 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in run four (fifth place), 53.4 seconds (hand-stopped), 53.61 seconds (automatically stopped)
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Phaibulya Vacharabhan
- 100 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in run twelve (fourth place), 11.3 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.57 seconds (automatically stopped)
- 200 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in run twelve (fourth place), 23.8 seconds (hand-stopped), 23.92 seconds (automatically stopped)
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Vanchak Voradilok
- 100 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in run two (fifth place), 11.5 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.78 seconds (automatically stopped)
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Snay Wongchaoom
- Round one: eliminated in run eleven (sixth place), 11.8 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.95 seconds (automatically stopped)
sailing
star
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Results
- Final: 420 points, twelfth place
- Race one: competition not finished (DNF)
- Race two: 180 points, 3:19:04 hours, tenth place
- Race three: 139 points, 3:40:02 hours, eleventh place
- Race four: competition not finished (DNF)
- Race five: competition not finished (DNF)
- Race six: competition not finished (DNF)
- Race seven: 101 points, 3:14:14 hours, twelfth place
- Final: 420 points, twelfth place
- team
Web links
- Thai Olympic team from 1956 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ).