The women's national volleyball team of Thailand (Thai: ????????????????????????) represents the Thailand in international volleyball competitions. It is managed by the Thailand Volleyball Association.
The team won a silver medal in the 2016 Montreux Masters, the best finish by any team outside the Americas, Northeast Asia and Europe. Also, the team took a fourth-place finish in 2012 World Grand Prix. And the team took a bronze medal in Summer Universiade in two times, the best finish by any team outside the world.
In Asia, the team won a bronze medal in the Asian Games 2014 Also, the team won a gold medal in the Asian Championship in two times. And, the team won a gold medal in the Asian Cup Championship. The country has also participated in four World Championships, one World Cup, fourteen World Grand Prixs and two World Grand Champions Cup.
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History
Volleyball in Thailand
Volleyball had spread into Thailand. Since before 1900s. In the past, volleyball was a popular sport among the Chinese and Vietnamese. Until there was competition between the clubs and community associations, sometimes contacted to compete in the Northern region, Northeastern region and The Gold Cup volleyball tournament in the Southern Region.
Since 1934 the Ministry of Education published rules of volleyball by Noppakun Pongsuwan. He was an expert person on sports, especially volleyball. He invited a lecture on how to play, the rules of volleyball to physical education teachers. After that, Department of Physical Education had provide an annual girls' volleyball tournament. For the first time, Department of Physical Education had set course of the central physical education school for girls' student to studied Volleyball and Netball.
In 1957, Nawa Akat Ek Luang Supachalasai, Director of the Department of Physical Education had been established the "Amateur Volleyball Association of Thailand" (Thai: ?????????????????????????????????????), with the aim to supported and publicized the progress volleyball and managed a 6 players volleyball tournament and the annual volleyball competition in other government office, such as the Department of Physical Education, University Sports Committee, Bangkok Municipality, Military Sports Council, as well as the Thailand National Games volleyball tournament in women's and men's volleyball.
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Current roster
The following is the Thai roster in the 2017 World Grand Prix.
Head coach: Danai Sriwatcharamethakul
Results and fixtures
Competition history
Olympic Games
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Prix
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Champions Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Montreux Masters
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Asian Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Asian Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Asian Cup
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Southeast Asian Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Squads
- 2001 Asian Championship -- Bronze medal
- 2007 Asian Championship -- Bronze medal
- 2008 Asian Cup -- Bronze medal
- 2009 Asian Championship -- Gold medal
- 2010 Asian Cup -- Silver medal
- 2012 Asian Cup -- Gold medal
- 2013 Asian Championship -- Gold medal
- 2014 Asian Games -- Bronze medal
- 2015 Asian Championship -- Bronze medal
- 2016 Asian Cup -- Bronze medal
- 2017 Asian Championship --
Former major players
Former coach
- Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai (1998 - 2016)
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