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 |
|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
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