Bahamas at the Olympics
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The Bahamas first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation has never participated in any Winter Olympic Games; however, they have qualified to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Bahamian athletes have won a total of eleven medals, all in athletics and sailing.
The National Olympic Committee for Bahamas is the Bahamas Olympic Association, and was created in 1952.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1952 Helsinki | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1956 Melbourne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
 1960 Rome | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1964 Tokyo | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
 1968 Mexico City | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1972 Munich | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1976 Montreal | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1980 Moscow | did not participate | |||||
 1984 Los Angeles | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1988 Seoul | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1992 Barcelona | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| 2000 Sydney | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
 2004 Athens | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
 2008 Beijing | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
 2012 London | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 64 | |
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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 Athletics | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
 Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
List of medalists
Flagbearers
- Summer Olympics
See also
- Category:Olympic competitors for the Bahamas
External links
- "Bahamas". International Olympic Committee.
- "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
- "Bahamas". Sports-Reference.com.
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