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Pattaya Tadtong

Pattaya Tadtong

Boccia
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Pattaya Tadtong was part of the Thai team that defended its BC1-2 team title at Rio 2016, but finished Latin America’s first Paralympics without an individual medal.

He began playing boccia aged 18 after attempting Para sports at a school for people with an impairment in Khon Kaen, Thailand.

He was the first Thai boccia player to bring home a Paralympic medal, when he claimed a bronze medal at Athens 2004.

At London 2012, he won a gold medal over Great Britain’s star David Smith in the individual BC1 class.

In 2014, he earned a the Asian Para Games title in Incheon, South Korea.

He began the 2016 season with a world title in March, but was knocked out in the quarter-finals in Rio by eventual champion Smith.

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Team BC1-2 Pool B 2012-09-02 3
Mixed Team BC1-2 Pool B 2012-09-02 1
Mixed Team BC1-2 Semifinal 2012-09-03 202
Mixed Team BC1-2 Quarterfinal 2012-09-03 303
Mixed Team BC1-2 Gold Medal Match 2012-09-04 101
Mixed Individual BC1 1/8th final 2012-09-05 403
Mixed Individual BC1 Quarterfinal 2012-09-06 302
Mixed Individual BC1 Semifinal 2012-09-07 201
Mixed Individual BC1 Gold Medal Match 2012-09-08 101
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Team BC1-2 Pool A 2016-09-10 3
Mixed Team BC1-2 Pool A 2016-09-10 1
Mixed Team BC1-2 Pool A - Standings 2016-09-10 1
Mixed Team BC1-2 Quarterfinal 2016-09-11 1
Mixed Team BC1-2 Semifinal 2016-09-11 1
Mixed Team BC1-2 Gold Medal Match 2016-09-12 1
Mixed Individual BC1 Pool A 2016-09-13 1
Mixed Individual BC1 Pool A 2016-09-14 3
Mixed Individual BC1 Pool A 2016-09-14 5
Mixed Individual BC1 Pool A - Standings 2016-09-14 1
Mixed Individual BC1 Quarterfinal 2016-09-15 1