Barbados At The Olympics: Participation of athletes from Barbados in the Olympic Games
Barbados was first at the Summer Olympic Games in 1968.
| Barbados at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BAR |
| NOC | Barbados Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
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 British West Indies (1960) | |
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Barbados was BAD. It is now is BAR.
History
Athletes from Barbados have been in each Games since then, missing only the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. The country's only Olympic medal is a bronze won by sprinter Obadele Thompson at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Barbados was 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.
Barbados has been in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002.
Medals
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Mexico City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Moscow | did not compete | |||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Related pages
References
Other websites
- Barbados profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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