Thailand women's national volleyball team
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| Association | Thailand Volleyball Association | ||
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| Confederation | AVC | ||
| Head coach |
 Danai Sriwatcharamethakul
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| FIVB ranking | 14 (as of August 2016) | ||
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| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1998) | ||
| Best result | 13th (2010) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result | 10th (2007) | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (First in 1987) | ||
| Best result |
 (2009, 2013) |
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| Asian Games | ||
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2014 Incheon | Team |
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2009 Hanoi | Team |
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2013 Nakhon Ratchasima | Team |
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2001 Nakhon Ratchasima | Team |
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2007 Nakhon Ratchasima | Team |
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2015 Tianjin | Team |
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2012 Almaty | Team |
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2010 Taicang | Team |
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2008 Nakhon Ratchasima | Team |
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2016 Vinh Phuc | Team |
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1989 Kuala Lumpur | Team |
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1991 Manila | Team |
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1995 Chang Mai | Team |
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1997 Jakarta | Team |
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2001 Kuala Lumpur | Team |
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2003 Hanoi | Team |
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2005 Manila | Team |
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2007 Nakhon Ratchasima | Team |
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2009 Vientiane | Team |
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2011 Palembang/Jakarta | Team |
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2013 Naypyidaw | Team |
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2015 Singapore | Team |
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1985 Bangkok | Team |
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1993 Singapore | Team |
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1977 Kuala Lumpur | Team |
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1987 Jakarta | Team |
The women's national volleyball team of Thailand (Thai: วอลเลย์บอลหญิงทีมชาติไทย) 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.
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" (สมาคมวอลเลย์บอลสมัครเล่นแห่งประเทศไทย), 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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