Independent Olympians at the Olympic Games

Independent Olympians at the Olympic Games
Independent Olympians compete under the Olympic Flag IOC code   IOA, IOP
Olympic history
Summer Games
Independent Olympic Participants (1992) Individual Olympic Athletes (2000) Independent Olympic Athletes (2012)

Athletes have competed as Independent Olympians at the Olympic Games for various reasons, including political transition and international sanctions. The naming and country code conventions for these independent Olympians have not been consistent.

1992 Summer Olympics

Main article: Independent Olympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Olympics

During the 1992 Summer Olympics, athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Macedonia competed as Independent Olympic Participants. Macedonian athletes could not appear under their own flag because their National Olympic Committee (NOC) had not been formed. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) was under United Nations sanctions which prevented the country from taking part in the Olympics. However, individual Yugoslav athletes were allowed to take part as Independent Olympic Participants. 58 athletes competed as Independent Olympic Participants, winning three medals. In addition, 16 athletes competed as Independent Paralympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Paralympics winning eight medals.

2000 Summer Olympics

Main article: Individual Olympic Athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four athletes from East Timor competed as Individual Olympic Athletes during the country's transition to independence. Two athletes competed as Individual Paralympic Athletes at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.

2012 Summer Olympics

Main article: Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Four athletes competed as Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

After the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles and subsequent withdrawal of the country's National Olympic Committee, athletes from the country who qualified for the Games were allowed to compete independently. Three such athletes qualified.

The National Olympic Committee for South Sudan was not established between the formation of that state and the 2012 Olympic qualifying. One athlete from South Sudan qualified for the Games, and was allowed to compete as an independent.

Athletes from Kuwait were originally allowed to compete as Independent Olympic Athletes as well, because their National Olympic Committee (NOC) was suspended. However, the NOC was reinstated allowing the athletes to compete under their own flag. Kuwait competed under the Olympic flag at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Nationality	Games	Sport	Event
2 ! Silver	SekaricJasna Šekarić	Yugoslavia	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	Women's 10 m air pistol
3 ! Bronze	Binder, ArankaAranka Binder	Yugoslavia	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	Women's 10 m air rifle
3 ! Bronze	PletikosicStevan Pletikosić	Yugoslavia	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	Men's 50 m rifle prone

Other competitors under the Olympic flag

At the 1980 Summer Olympics, in partial support of the American led boycott, 14 NOCs competed under the Olympic flag, while one, New Zealand, competed under the flag of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association.

The former Soviet Union competed under the Olympic flag at the 1992 Winter and Summer Olympics as a Unified Team.