1960 Summer Olympics / Participant (Thailand)

THA

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Thailand took part in the 1960 Summer Olympics in the Italian capital Rome with a delegation of 20 athletes (all men) in 16 competitions in four sports. No medals could be won. The youngest athlete was the track and field athlete Prajim Wongsuwan (22 years and 21 days), the oldest athlete was the sailor Prince Bira (46 years and 46 days). It was the country’s third Summer Olympics participation.

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Swong Mongkolrit
  • Light welterweight

  Rank 33

  Round one: loss to Kim Deuk-Bong from South Korea by knockout in the second round

• Kicha Poonpol
  • Flyweight

  Rank 17

  Round one: BYE

  Round two: points defeat against Paul Chervet from Switzerland (0: 5 rounds, 279: 300 points - 57:60, 55:60, 57:60, 54:60, 56:60)

• Bhodi Sooknoi
  • lightweight

  Rank 17

  Round one: BYE

  Round two: points defeat against Richard McTaggart from Great Britain (0: 5 rounds, 278: 300 points - 56:60, 54:60, 57:60, 56:60, 55:60)

• Tongsai Teptani
  • Welterweight

  Rank 17

  Round one: BYE

  Round two: points defeat against Andrés Navarro from Spain (0: 5 rounds, 285: 295 points - 57:59, 56:59, 58:59, 58:59, 56:59)

athletics

4 × 100 meter relay

• Results

  Round one: eliminated in run one (fifth place), 42.0 seconds (hand-stopped), 42.19 seconds (automatically stopped)

• Season

  Boonsong Arjtaweekul

  Suthi Manyakass

  Phaibulya Vacharabhan

  Prajim Wongsuwan

singles

• Manum Bumroongpruck
  • 400 meter run

  Round one: eliminated in run seven (sixth place), 49.6 seconds (hand-stopped), 49.85 seconds (automatically stopped)

• Suthi Manyakass
  • 100 meter run

  Round one: eliminated in run one (fourth place), 10.8 seconds (hand-stopped), 10.87 seconds (automatically stopped)

• Dhira Phiphobmongkol
  • 1,500 meter run

  Round one: eliminated in run two (eleventh place), 4: 24.4 minutes (hand-stopped)

• Somnuek Srisombati
  • 5,000 meter run

  Round one: eliminated in run three (eleventh place), 15: 32.6 minutes (hand-stopped)

• Somsakdi Tongaram
  • 800 meter run

  Round one: eliminated in run eight (seventh place), 1: 57.1 minutes (hand-stopped), 1: 57.24 minutes (automatically stopped)

• Prajim Wongsuwan
  • Long jump

  Qualifying round: Group C, 6.78 meters, 14th place, 41st place overall, did not qualify for the final

  Try one: 6.78 meters

  Attempt two: invalid

  Try three: invalid

shoot

• Krisda Arunvongse
  • Small caliber three-position fight

  Qualification: Group two, 516 points, 61st overall, not qualified for the final

  Kneeling: 171 points

  Round one: 84 points

  Round two: 87 points

  Prone: 185 points

  Round one: 93 points

  Round two: 92 points

  Standing: 160 points

  Round one: 76 points

  Round two: 84 points

  • Small caliber lying

  Qualification: group two, 364 points, rank 38, overall rank 78, not qualified for the final

  Round one: 90 points, 39th place

  Round two: 90 points, rank 40

  Round three: 92 points, 35th place

  Round four: 92 points, rank 38

• Chalermsakdi Inswang
  • Free target gun

  Qualification: Group two, 339 points, 22nd place, 42nd place overall, qualified for the final

  Round one: 84 points, 22nd place

  Round two: 83 points, 23rd place

  Round three: 83 points, rank 27

  Round four: 89 points, seventh place

  Final: 525 points, 33rd place

  Round one: 85 points, rank 45

  Round two: 94 points, third place

  Round three: 86 points, 44th place

  Round four: 81 points, 53rd place

  Round five: 88 points, rank 24

  Round six: 91 points, ninth place

• Prateep Polphantin
  • Rapid fire pistol

  Final: 565 points, 34th place

  Round one: 284 points, 33rd place

  Round two: 281 points, rank 38

• Saroch Silpikul
  • Small caliber three-position fight

  Qualification: Group one, 488 points, 69th overall, did not qualify for the final

  Kneeling: 171 points

  Round one: 81 points

  Round two: 90 points

  Prone: 184 points

  Round one: 93 points

  Round two: 91 points

  Standing: 133 points

  Round one: 67 points

  Round two: 66 points

  • Small caliber lying

  Qualification: Group one, 376 points, rank 36, overall rank 68, did not qualify for the final

  Round one: 92 points, rank 37

  Round two: 96 points, rank 24

  Round three: 94 points, 32nd place

  Round four: 94 points, 36th place

• Sumona Sumanatemega
  • Rapid fire pistol

  Final: 549 points, 46th place

  Round one: 267 points, rank 50

  Round two: 282 points, 37th place

• Amorn Yuktanandana
  • Free target gun

  Qualification: group one, 336 points, rank 24, overall rank 50, qualified for the final

  Round one: 89 points, seventh place

  Round two: 84 points, 23rd place

  Round three: 80 points, rank 29

  Round four: 83 points, 23rd place

  Final: 515 points, rank 45

  Round one: 86 points, rank 41

  Round two: 83 points, 44th place

  Round three: 89 points, 28th place

  Round four: 88 points, rank 24

  Round five: 82 points, rank 51

  Round six: 87 points, 28th place

sailing

star

• Results

  Final: 1,614 points, 19th place

  Race one: 174 points, 2:55:20 hours, 22nd place

  Race two: 370 points, 2:34:32 hours, 14th place

  Race three: 194 points, 2:33:32 hours, 21st place

  Race four: 312 points, 2:53:50 hours, 16th place

  Race five: 237 points, 2:39:29 hours, 19th place

  Race six: 215 points, 2:49:56 hours, 20th place

  Race seven: 286 points, 2:29:45 hours, 17th place

• team

  Boonpuen Chomvith

  Prince Bira

Web links

• Thai Olympic team 1960 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )