Thailand at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Thailand at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Thailand
IOC code	THA
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Website	www.olympicthai.or.th (in Thai and English)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018
Competitors	4 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Mark Chanloung (opening)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Thailand competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Since the nation's official debut in 2002, Thai athletes had appeared in every edition of the Winter Olympic Games, with the exception of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

The National Olympic Committee of Thailand fielded a team of 4 athletes, 2 men and 2 women, to compete in two sports at the Games. It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Winter Olympics.^[1]

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Cross-country skiing	1	1	2
Total	2	2	4

Alpine skiing

Thailand qualified one male and one female alpine skier.^[2]^[3]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nicola Zanon	Men's giant slalom	DNF
Nicola Zanon	Men's slalom	DNS
Alexia Arisarah Schenkel	Women's giant slalom	DNF
Alexia Arisarah Schenkel	Women's slalom	DNF

Cross-country skiing

Thailand qualified two athletes, one male and one female.^[4] Mark and Karen Chanloung are siblings are half Italian and half Thai and grew up in Gressoney-La-Trinité, Italy.^[5]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Deficit	Rank
Mark Chanloung	Men's 15 km freestyle	38:40.8	+4:56.9	79
Mark Chanloung	Men's 50 km classical	LAP
Karen Chanloung	Women's 10 km freestyle	32:30.2	+7:29.7	82

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mark Chanloung	Men's sprint	3:26.12	57	did not advance

References

^ "Thais assured of 3 berths at Winter Games". Bangkok Post. Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^ "Thailand team to Olympic Winter Games 2018". www.ssat.or.th/. Ski and Snowboard Association of Thailand (SSAT). 11 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^ Mahavongtrakul, Melalin (7 November 2017). "Through the snow". Bangkok Post. Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

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Thailand at the Olympics

Summer Olympic Games	1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter Olympic Games	2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Thailand did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott.

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Competitors

Alpine skiing

Cross-country skiing

See also

References