Barbados first competed at the Summer Olympic Games in 1968, and has participated in each Games since, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics when Barbados joined the American-led boycott and has never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. The country's only Olympic medal is a bronze won by sprinter Obadele Thompson in the men's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
| Barbados at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BAR |
| NOC | Barbados Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 149th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 British West Indies (1960 S) | |
Barbados competed as part of the West Indies Federation in 1960. Barbadian athlete James Wedderburn was part of the 4 × 400 m relay team which won the bronze medal that year. Weightlifter Grantley Sobers also competed in 1960.
Timeline of participation edit
| Date | Team | ||
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| 1948–1956 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) |
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| 1960 | British West Indies (BWI)
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| 1964 | Jamaica (JAM) |
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) |
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| 1968– |  Barbados (BAR)
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Medal tables edit
Medals by Summer Games edit
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Rome | as part of the British West Indies (BWI)
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| 1964 Tokyo | did not participate | |||||
| 1968 Mexico City | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980 Moscow | did not participate | |||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| 2004 Athens | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | future event | |||||
| 2028 Los Angeles | ||||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 147 | |
Medals by sport edit
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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 Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
List of medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 Bronze |
Obadele Thompson | 2000 Sydney |  Athletics |
Men's 100 metres |
See also edit
External links edit
- "Barbados". International Olympic Committee.
- "Barbados". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/BAR". olympanalyt.com.
- Barbados Olympic Association
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