Bahamas at the Olympics

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Bahamas at the Olympic Games

Flag of the Bahamas
IOC code  BAH
NOC Bahamas Olympic Association
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008

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.

Bahamian athletes have won a total of eight medals, all in athletics and sailing.

The National Olympic Committee for Bahamas is the Bahamas Olympic Association, and was created in 1952.

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[edit] Medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
3Image:bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Knowles, DurwardDurward Knowles
Sloane Farrington
1956 Melbourne Sailing Star class
1Image:gold medal icon.svg Gold Knowles, DurwardDurward Knowles
Cecil Cooke
1964 Tokyo Sailing Star class
3Image:bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Rutherford, FrankFrank Rutherford 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's triple jump
2Image:silver medal icon.svg Silver Ferguson, DebbieDebbie Ferguson
Eldece Clarke-Lewis
Chandra Sturrup
Sevatheda Fynes
Pauline Davis-Thompson
1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 4×100 metre relay
1Image:gold medal icon.svg Gold Fynes, SevathedaSevatheda Fynes
Chandra Sturrup
Pauline Davis-Thompson
Debbie Ferguson
Eldece Clarke-Lewis
2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 4×100 metre relay
2Image:silver medal icon.svg Silver Davis-Thompson, PaulinePauline Davis-Thompson 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 200 metres
1Image:gold medal icon.svg Gold Williams-Darling, ToniqueTonique Williams-Darling 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 400 metres
3Image:bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ferguson, DebbieDebbie Ferguson 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 200 metres

[edit] Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

[edit] Medals by Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1952 Helsinki 0 0 0 0
1956 Melbourne 0 0 1 1
1960 Rome 0 0 0 0
1964 Tokyo 1 0 0 1
1968 Mexico City 0 0 0 0
1972 Munich 0 0 0 0
1976 Montreal 0 0 0 0
1980 Moscow did not participate
1984 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0
1988 Seoul 0 0 0 0
1992 Barcelona 0 0 1 1
1996 Atlanta 0 1 0 1
2000 Sydney 1 1 0 2
2004 Athens 1 0 1 2
Total 3 2 3 8

[edit] Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 2 2 2 6
Sailing 1 0 1 2
Total 3 2 3 8

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